Alibaba (Qwen), open weights
Qwen3-1.7B
Qwen3-1.7B by Alibaba (Qwen) ranks 336th of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 26.6. Its strongest category is agentic & tool use, where it ranks 115th.
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Specifications
- Noometry rank
- #336 of 354
- Index score
- 26.6
- Evidence
- Reported 4 results
- Provider
Alibaba (Qwen)- Released
- April 29, 2025
- Weights
- Open weights
- Reasoning
- Unknown
- Context window
- —
- Max output
- —
- Input price
- Not listed
- Output price
- Not listed
- Blended price
- Not listed
- Output speed
- Not measured
- Value
- Not ranked
- Knowledge cutoff
- Unknown
Category scores
Each category score combines every public result we have in that category.
- Agentic & Tool Use 24.7
- Reasoning 19.2
- Math 16.3
- Knowledge 19.6
| Category | Score | Rank | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic & Tool Use | 24.7 | #115 | 1 |
| Reasoning | 19.2 | #267 | 1 |
| Math | 16.3 | #294 | 1 |
| Knowledge | 19.6 | #278 | 1 |
Strengths and weaknesses
Categories where Qwen3-1.7B places highest and lowest among the models ranked in each, with its score against that category's median.
Strongest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic & Tool Use | 24.7 | −5.7 | #115 of 154, top 75% |
| Reasoning | 19.2 | −4.4 | #267 of 350, top 77% |
Closest competitors
The models ranked just above and below Qwen3-1.7B. When scores are this close, price and speed are often the better way to choose.
| Model | Rank | Score | Blended $/M | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini 1.0 Pro | #332 | 27.3 | — | — | Compare |
| Mixtral 8x22B | #333 | 27.1 | $3 | — | Compare |
| Mixtral 8x7B | #334 | 27.1 | $0.70 | — | Compare |
| Qwen Turbo | #335 | 27.1 | $0.0875 | — | Compare |
| Mistral Nemo | #337 | 26.4 | $0.15 | — | Compare |
| Ministral 3B | #338 | 26.2 | $0.10 | — | Compare |
| DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B | #339 | 26.1 | — | — | Compare |
| Claude 3 Haiku | #340 | 25.9 | — | 41 | Compare |
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Benchmark results
Every published result we track, with its source. Bold rows are the ones used for ranking; where several exist we prefer independent runs over self-reported numbers.
Agentic & Tool Use
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 28.4% | #36 of 49, top 74% | fc | Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard |
Reasoning
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | #128 of 129, top 100% | none | Epoch AI | 2026-08-28 |
Math
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 8.1% | #137 of 173, top 80% | none | Epoch AI | 2026-08-28 |
Knowledge
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 38% | #153 of 186, top 83% | Epoch AI | 2026-08-28 | |
| GPQA Diamond | 30.6% | none | Epoch AI | 2026-08-28 |
Compare Qwen3-1.7B
- Qwen3-1.7B vs Qwen3-30B-A3B
- Qwen3-1.7B vs Qwen Turbo
- Qwen3-1.7B vs Mistral Nemo
- Qwen3-1.7B vs Mixtral 8x7B
- Qwen3-1.7B vs Ministral 3B
- Qwen3-1.7B vs Mixtral 8x22B
- Qwen3-1.7B vs DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B
- Qwen3-1.7B vs GPT-6 Astra
- Qwen3-1.7B vs Claude Fable 5.1
- Qwen3-1.7B vs Gemini 3.8 Flash
- Qwen3-1.7B vs Kimi K3
- Qwen3-1.7B vs Grok 4.6
- Qwen3-1.7B vs GLM-5.3
- Qwen3-1.7B vs Muse Spark 1.3
Other Alibaba (Qwen) models
- Qwen3.8 Max56.8
- Qwen3.7 Max51.5
- Qwen3.6 Max Preview51.5
- Qwen3.6 Plus47.5
- Qwen3.5 397B-A17B46.0
- Qwen3.8 27B46.0
- Qwen3.5 Max Preview45.3
- Qwen3.7 Plus45.3
Frequently asked questions
How good is Qwen3-1.7B?
Qwen3-1.7B by Alibaba (Qwen) ranks 336th of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 26.6. Its strongest category is agentic & tool use, where it ranks 115th.
Is Qwen3-1.7B open source?
Yes. Qwen3-1.7B's weights are downloadable; check the license for commercial terms.
What are Qwen3-1.7B's strengths and weaknesses?
Relative to other ranked models, Qwen3-1.7B places best in agentic & tool use, reasoning and lowest in math, knowledge.
What is Qwen3-1.7B best at?
Its best category is agentic & tool use, where it ranks 115th on Noometry.