# Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct vs Qwen2-72B

> Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.4 to 30.0 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/olmo-3-1-32b-instruct-vs-qwen2-72b
- Last updated: 2026-10-12
- Shared benchmarks: 16

## Summary

- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct scores higher in 8 categories and Qwen2-72B in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads 36.1 to 21.2.

## Snapshot

| | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 39.4 | 30.0 |
| Rank | 168 | 300 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 39.5 (#157)
- Qwen2-72B: 29.1 (#310)

| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1347 | 1196 |
| WeirdML | — | 11.3% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 38.5% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 54% |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: —
- Qwen2-72B: 17.0 (#146)

| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| TheAgentCompany | — | 1.1% |
| METR Time Horizons | — | 29.9% |

## Reasoning

- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 26.4 (#132)
- Qwen2-72B: 23.2 (#181)

| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1322 | 1191 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 125.28 |

## Math

- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 36.3 (#167)
- Qwen2-72B: 30.2 (#236)

| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1305 | 1235 |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 39.1% |

## Knowledge

- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 36.1 (#175)
- Qwen2-72B: 21.2 (#275)

| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1308 | 1171 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 40.8% |
| MMLU | — | 82.4% |

## Multilingual

- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 42.6 (#191)
- Qwen2-72B: 35.9 (#244)

| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1275 | 1176 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1304 | 1240 |
| LMArena French | 1328 | 1170 |
| LMArena German | 1282 | 1151 |
| LMArena Korean | 1206 | 1083 |
| LMArena Russian | 1268 | 1169 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1336 | 1169 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1111 |

## Instruction Following

- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 68.6 (#187)
- Qwen2-72B: 61.7 (#241)

| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1299 | 1181 |

## Long Context

- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 39.9 (#166)
- Qwen2-72B: 36.1 (#235)

| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1312 | 1192 |

## Writing & Preference

- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 50.2 (#185)
- Qwen2-72B: 40.8 (#241)

| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1311 | 1203 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1264 | 1181 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1309 | 1196 |

## FAQ

### Is Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct better than Qwen2-72B?

Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.4 to 30.0 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct or Qwen2-72B better for coding?

Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.5 versus 29.1 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct and Qwen2-72B share?

16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct has 16 scored results on Noometry and Qwen2-72B has 26.