# Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct vs Sonar

> Sonar is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.5 to 32.7 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/olmo-2-0325-32b-instruct-vs-sonar
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 0

## Summary

- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Sonar leads 52.6 to 42.1.
- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) | Perplexity |
| Noometry Index | 32.7 | 38.5 |
| Rank | 254 | 187 |
| Context | — | 128K |
| Input $/M | — | $1 |
| Output $/M | — | $1 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 35.2 (#227)
- Sonar: 35.7 (#221)

| Benchmark | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Coding | — | 35.1% |
| LMArena Coding | 1210 | — |

## Reasoning

- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 23.6 (#175)
- Sonar: 21.1 (#227)

| Benchmark | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Reasoning | — | 46.3% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1208 | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | — | 37.9% |
| LiveBench | — | 46.9% |

## Math

- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 26.8 (#255)
- Sonar: 33.7 (#200)

| Benchmark | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| Omni-MATH | 16.1% | — |
| LiveBench Math | — | 41.6% |
| LMArena Math | 1208 | — |

## Knowledge

- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 19.5 (#279)
- Sonar: —

| Benchmark | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| MMLU-Pro | 41.4% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 28.7% | — |

## Multilingual

- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 34.8 (#248)
- Sonar: —

| Benchmark | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1160 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1192 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1187 | — |

## Instruction Following

- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 61.5 (#244)
- Sonar: 71.4 (#150)

| Benchmark | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 76.2% |
| IFEval | 78% | — |
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1186 | — |

## Long Context

- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 36.2 (#234)
- Sonar: —

| Benchmark | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1194 | — |

## Writing & Preference

- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 42.1 (#236)
- Sonar: 52.6 (#167)

| Benchmark | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1218 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1199 | — |
| WildBench | 73.4% | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1221 | — |
| LiveBench Language | — | 44.1% |

## FAQ

### Is Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct better than Sonar?

Sonar is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.5 to 32.7 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct or Sonar better for coding?

They score almost the same on coding (35.2 vs 35.7); test both on your own repository before choosing.

### How many benchmarks do Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct and Sonar share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct has 16 scored results on Noometry and Sonar has 7.