# Qwen1.5-7B vs Yi-34B

> Qwen1.5-7B is the stronger model overall, scoring 30.8 to 27.4 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/qwen1-5-7b-vs-yi-34b
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 13

## Summary

- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. Qwen1.5-7B scores higher in 2 categories and Yi-34B in 6 categories; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen1.5-7B leads 28.2 to 7.5.

## Snapshot

| | Qwen1.5-7B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | 01.AI |
| Noometry Index | 30.8 | 27.4 |
| Rank | 270 | 325 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Qwen1.5-7B: 31.6 (#271)
- Yi-34B: 31.8 (#269)

| Benchmark | Qwen1.5-7B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1107 | 1112 |

## Reasoning

- Qwen1.5-7B: 19.5 (#237)
- Yi-34B: 20.3 (#222)

| Benchmark | Qwen1.5-7B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1066 | 1104 |
| BIG-Bench Hard | — | 71.7% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 117.28 |

## Math

- Qwen1.5-7B: 29.0 (#222)
- Yi-34B: 19.8 (#277)

| Benchmark | Qwen1.5-7B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1080 | 1114 |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 5.1% |
| GSM8K | — | 76% |

## Knowledge

- Qwen1.5-7B: 28.2 (#239)
- Yi-34B: 7.5 (#304)

| Benchmark | Qwen1.5-7B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1055 | 1061 |
| MMLU | 62.6% | 76.3% |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 14.7% |

## Multilingual

- Qwen1.5-7B: 28.6 (#266)
- Yi-34B: 29.9 (#259)

| Benchmark | Qwen1.5-7B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1058 | 1079 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1140 | 1175 |
| LMArena Russian | 1006 | 1050 |
| LMArena French | — | 1080 |
| LMArena German | — | 1042 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 993 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 959 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1070 |

## Instruction Following

- Qwen1.5-7B: 54.4 (#276)
- Yi-34B: 56.4 (#269)

| Benchmark | Qwen1.5-7B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1058 | 1091 |

## Long Context

- Qwen1.5-7B: 33.1 (#261)
- Yi-34B: 33.2 (#259)

| Benchmark | Qwen1.5-7B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1090 | 1094 |

## Writing & Preference

- Qwen1.5-7B: 29.8 (#288)
- Yi-34B: 34.3 (#268)

| Benchmark | Qwen1.5-7B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1084 | 1129 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1035 | 1108 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1061 | 1113 |

## FAQ

### Is Qwen1.5-7B better than Yi-34B?

Qwen1.5-7B is the stronger model overall, scoring 30.8 to 27.4 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Qwen1.5-7B or Yi-34B better for coding?

They score almost the same on coding (31.6 vs 31.8); test both on your own repository before choosing.

### How many benchmarks do Qwen1.5-7B and Yi-34B share?

13 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen1.5-7B has 13 scored results on Noometry and Yi-34B has 23.