# DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus vs Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct

> DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 32.7 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/deepseek-v3-1-terminus-vs-olmo-2-0325-32b-instruct
- Last updated: 2026-10-12
- Shared benchmarks: 10

## Summary

- They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus scores higher in 7 categories and Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus leads 61.0 to 42.1.

## Snapshot

| | DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | DeepSeek | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 43.1 | 32.7 |
| Rank | 97 | 254 |
| Context | 164K | — |
| Input $/M | $0.27 | — |
| Output $/M | $1 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus: 42.0 (#113)
- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 35.2 (#227)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1426 | 1210 |
| SciCode | 40.6% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 745.17 | — |

## Reasoning

- DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus: 26.4 (#133)
- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 23.6 (#175)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1426 | 1208 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 57.4% | — |
| CritPt | 1.7% | — |
| DTBench | 81.3% | — |
| LMCA | 28.6% | — |

## Math

- DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus: 38.5 (#137)
- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 26.8 (#255)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1402 | 1208 |
| Omni-MATH | — | 16.1% |

## Knowledge

- DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus: —
- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 19.5 (#279)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| MMLU-Pro | — | 41.4% |
| GPQA (HELM) | — | 28.7% |

## Multilingual

- DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus: 52.1 (#92)
- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 34.8 (#248)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1407 | 1160 |
| LMArena Russian | 1436 | 1187 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1192 |

## Instruction Following

- DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus: 74.0 (#106)
- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 61.5 (#244)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1404 | 1186 |
| IFEval | — | 78% |

## Long Context

- DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus: 43.4 (#97)
- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 36.2 (#234)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1421 | 1194 |

## Writing & Preference

- DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus: 61.0 (#92)
- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 42.1 (#236)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1419 | 1218 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1403 | 1199 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1411 | 1221 |
| WildBench | — | 73.4% |

## FAQ

### Is DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus better than Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct?

DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 32.7 on the Noometry Index.

### Is DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus or Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct better for coding?

DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.0 versus 35.2 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus and Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct share?

10 benchmarks have published results for both models. DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus has 16 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct has 16.