# Olmo 7b Instruct vs Qwen Max

> Qwen Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 34.4 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/olmo-7b-instruct-vs-qwen-max
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 10

## Summary

- They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. Olmo 7b Instruct scores higher in 1 category and Qwen Max in 5 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Qwen Max leads 48.0 to 26.0.
- Olmo 7b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Olmo 7b Instruct | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 29.7 | 34.4 |
| Rank | 293 | 226 |
| Context | — | 33K |
| Input $/M | — | $1.60 |
| Output $/M | — | $6.40 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- Olmo 7b Instruct: 29.1 (#298)
- Qwen Max: 30.3 (#288)

| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1016 | 1288 |
| Aider Polyglot | — | 21.8% |

## Reasoning

- Olmo 7b Instruct: 18.0 (#273)
- Qwen Max: 24.1 (#154)

| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 993 | 1270 |

## Math

- Olmo 7b Instruct: 27.8 (#234)
- Qwen Max: 21.0 (#272)

| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1018 | 1275 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 16.1% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 67.2% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 1% |

## Knowledge

- Olmo 7b Instruct: —
- Qwen Max: 30.3 (#222)

| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 56.1% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1248 |

## Multilingual

- Olmo 7b Instruct: 24.1 (#286)
- Qwen Max: 42.0 (#197)

| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 977 | 1263 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1013 | 1254 |
| LMArena Russian | 946 | 1274 |
| LMArena French | — | 1329 |
| LMArena German | — | 1254 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1205 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1141 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1290 |

## Instruction Following

- Olmo 7b Instruct: 49.3 (#296)
- Qwen Max: 66.7 (#203)

| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 978 | 1262 |

## Long Context

- Olmo 7b Instruct: —
- Qwen Max: 39.4 (#175)

| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 66.7% |
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1289 |

## Writing & Preference

- Olmo 7b Instruct: 26.0 (#298)
- Qwen Max: 48.0 (#200)

| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1032 | 1282 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 990 | 1248 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1007 | 1277 |

## FAQ

### Is Olmo 7b Instruct better than Qwen Max?

Qwen Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 34.4 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Olmo 7b Instruct or Qwen Max better for coding?

Qwen Max scores higher on coding benchmarks: 30.3 versus 29.1 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Olmo 7b Instruct and Qwen Max share?

10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Olmo 7b Instruct has 10 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Max has 23.