# Qwen1.5-14B vs Yi-34B

> Qwen1.5-14B is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.1 to 27.4 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/qwen1-5-14b-vs-yi-34b
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 17

## Summary

- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Qwen1.5-14B scores higher in 7 categories and Yi-34B in 1 category; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen1.5-14B leads 29.3 to 7.5.

## Snapshot

| | Qwen1.5-14B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | 01.AI |
| Noometry Index | 32.1 | 27.4 |
| Rank | 250 | 325 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Qwen1.5-14B: 32.5 (#259)
- Yi-34B: 31.8 (#269)

| Benchmark | Qwen1.5-14B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1138 | 1112 |

## Reasoning

- Qwen1.5-14B: 20.5 (#217)
- Yi-34B: 20.3 (#222)

| Benchmark | Qwen1.5-14B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1113 | 1104 |
| BIG-Bench Hard | — | 71.7% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 117.28 |

## Math

- Qwen1.5-14B: 29.9 (#214)
- Yi-34B: 19.8 (#277)

| Benchmark | Qwen1.5-14B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1125 | 1114 |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 5.1% |
| GSM8K | — | 76% |

## Knowledge

- Qwen1.5-14B: 29.3 (#230)
- Yi-34B: 7.5 (#304)

| Benchmark | Qwen1.5-14B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1094 | 1061 |
| MMLU | 68.6% | 76.3% |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 14.7% |

## Multilingual

- Qwen1.5-14B: 30.8 (#257)
- Yi-34B: 29.9 (#259)

| Benchmark | Qwen1.5-14B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1095 | 1079 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1147 | 1175 |
| LMArena French | 1115 | 1080 |
| LMArena German | 1043 | 1042 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1019 | 993 |
| LMArena Russian | 1046 | 1050 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1085 | 1070 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 959 |

## Instruction Following

- Qwen1.5-14B: 57.1 (#266)
- Yi-34B: 56.4 (#269)

| Benchmark | Qwen1.5-14B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1102 | 1091 |

## Long Context

- Qwen1.5-14B: 33.7 (#252)
- Yi-34B: 33.2 (#259)

| Benchmark | Qwen1.5-14B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1113 | 1094 |

## Writing & Preference

- Qwen1.5-14B: 33.7 (#270)
- Yi-34B: 34.3 (#268)

| Benchmark | Qwen1.5-14B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1128 | 1129 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1091 | 1108 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1110 | 1113 |

## FAQ

### Is Qwen1.5-14B better than Yi-34B?

Qwen1.5-14B is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.1 to 27.4 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Qwen1.5-14B or Yi-34B better for coding?

They score almost the same on coding (32.5 vs 31.8); test both on your own repository before choosing.

### How many benchmarks do Qwen1.5-14B and Yi-34B share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen1.5-14B has 17 scored results on Noometry and Yi-34B has 23.