# Qwen2.5 32B Instruct vs Qwen2.5-Coder (1.5B)

> Qwen2.5 32B Instruct has enough public results to be ranked (#291); Qwen2.5-Coder (1.5B) does not yet, so treat this comparison as directional.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/qwen2-5-32b-instruct-vs-qwen2-5-coder
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 1

## Summary

- They share 1 benchmark with published results for both.

## Snapshot

| | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct | Qwen2.5-Coder (1.5B) |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 29.7 | — |
| Rank | 291 | — |
| Context | 131K | — |
| Input $/M | $0.70 | — |
| Output $/M | $2.80 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 38.1 (#165)
- Qwen2.5-Coder (1.5B): —

| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct | Qwen2.5-Coder (1.5B) |
|---|---|---|
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 45% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 52.3% | — |

## Reasoning

- Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 18.5 (#262)
- Qwen2.5-Coder (1.5B): —

| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct | Qwen2.5-Coder (1.5B) |
|---|---|---|
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 128.52 | 112.93 |
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| HellaSwag | — | 76.8% |
| WinoGrande | — | 72.9% |

## Math

- Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 15.3 (#289)
- Qwen2.5-Coder (1.5B): —

| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct | Qwen2.5-Coder (1.5B) |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 7.4% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 56.1% | — |
| GSM8K | — | 86.7% |

## Knowledge

- Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 24.9 (#259)
- Qwen2.5-Coder (1.5B): —

| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct | Qwen2.5-Coder (1.5B) |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 46.1% | — |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | — | 60.9% |
| MMLU | — | 68% |

## FAQ

### Is Qwen2.5 32B Instruct better than Qwen2.5-Coder (1.5B)?

Qwen2.5 32B Instruct has enough public results to be ranked (#291); Qwen2.5-Coder (1.5B) does not yet, so treat this comparison as directional.

### How many benchmarks do Qwen2.5 32B Instruct and Qwen2.5-Coder (1.5B) share?

1 benchmark has published results for both models. Qwen2.5 32B Instruct has 7 scored results on Noometry and Qwen2.5-Coder (1.5B) has 6.