# Qwen2.5 32B Instruct vs Yi-34B

> Qwen2.5 32B Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 29.7 to 27.4 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/qwen2-5-32b-instruct-vs-yi-34b
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 3

## Summary

- They share 3 benchmarks with published results for both. Qwen2.5 32B Instruct scores higher in 2 categories and Yi-34B in 2 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen2.5 32B Instruct leads 24.9 to 7.5.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is MATH Level 5: 56.1% for Qwen2.5 32B Instruct and 5.1% for Yi-34B.

## Snapshot

| | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | 01.AI |
| Noometry Index | 29.7 | 27.4 |
| Rank | 291 | 325 |
| Context | 131K | — |
| Input $/M | $0.70 | — |
| Output $/M | $2.80 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 38.1 (#165)
- Yi-34B: 31.8 (#269)

| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 45% | — |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1112 |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 52.3% | — |

## Reasoning

- Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 18.5 (#262)
- Yi-34B: 20.3 (#222)

| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 128.52 | 117.28 |
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1104 |
| BIG-Bench Hard | — | 71.7% |

## Math

- Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 15.3 (#289)
- Yi-34B: 19.8 (#277)

| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| MATH Level 5 | 56.1% | 5.1% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 7.4% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1114 |
| GSM8K | — | 76% |

## Knowledge

- Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 24.9 (#259)
- Yi-34B: 7.5 (#304)

| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 46.1% | 14.7% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1061 |
| MMLU | — | 76.3% |

## Multilingual

- Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: —
- Yi-34B: 29.9 (#259)

| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1079 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1175 |
| LMArena French | — | 1080 |
| LMArena German | — | 1042 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 993 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 959 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1050 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1070 |

## Instruction Following

- Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: —
- Yi-34B: 56.4 (#269)

| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1091 |

## Long Context

- Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: —
- Yi-34B: 33.2 (#259)

| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1094 |

## Writing & Preference

- Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: —
- Yi-34B: 34.3 (#268)

| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1129 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1108 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1113 |

## FAQ

### Is Qwen2.5 32B Instruct better than Yi-34B?

Qwen2.5 32B Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 29.7 to 27.4 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Qwen2.5 32B Instruct or Yi-34B better for coding?

Qwen2.5 32B Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.1 versus 31.8 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Qwen2.5 32B Instruct and Yi-34B share?

3 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen2.5 32B Instruct has 7 scored results on Noometry and Yi-34B has 23.