# Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct vs Yi-Lightning

> Yi-Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.1 to 32.7 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/olmo-2-0325-32b-instruct-vs-yi-lightning
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 11

## Summary

- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct scores higher in 1 category and Yi-Lightning in 7 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Yi-Lightning leads 35.4 to 19.5.
- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) | 01.AI |
| Noometry Index | 32.7 | 37.1 |
| Rank | 254 | 209 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 35.2 (#227)
- Yi-Lightning: 27.4 (#320)

| Benchmark | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1210 | 1312 |
| Aider Polyglot | — | 12.9% |

## Reasoning

- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 23.6 (#175)
- Yi-Lightning: 25.9 (#139)

| Benchmark | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1208 | 1302 |

## Math

- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 26.8 (#255)
- Yi-Lightning: 36.2 (#172)

| Benchmark | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1208 | 1300 |
| Omni-MATH | 16.1% | — |

## Knowledge

- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 19.5 (#279)
- Yi-Lightning: 35.4 (#185)

| Benchmark | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| MMLU-Pro | 41.4% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 28.7% | — |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1286 |

## Multilingual

- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 34.8 (#248)
- Yi-Lightning: 42.2 (#196)

| Benchmark | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1160 | 1269 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1192 | 1320 |
| LMArena Russian | 1187 | 1255 |
| LMArena French | — | 1305 |
| LMArena German | — | 1267 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1228 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1192 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1315 |

## Instruction Following

- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 61.5 (#244)
- Yi-Lightning: 67.4 (#196)

| Benchmark | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1186 | 1278 |
| IFEval | 78% | — |

## Long Context

- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 36.2 (#234)
- Yi-Lightning: 39.4 (#181)

| Benchmark | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1194 | 1297 |

## Writing & Preference

- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 42.1 (#236)
- Yi-Lightning: 50.2 (#184)

| Benchmark | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1218 | 1302 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1199 | 1280 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1221 | 1311 |
| WildBench | 73.4% | — |

## FAQ

### Is Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct better than Yi-Lightning?

Yi-Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.1 to 32.7 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct or Yi-Lightning better for coding?

Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 35.2 versus 27.4 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct and Yi-Lightning share?

11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct has 16 scored results on Noometry and Yi-Lightning has 18.