Model comparison
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct vs Olmo 3 32b Think
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct and Olmo 3 32b Think score almost the same on the Noometry Index (38.8 vs 38.1), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Last verified . 14 shared benchmarks.
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 14 benchmarks with published results for both. Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct scores higher in 7 categories and Olmo 3 32b Think in 1 category; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
Side by side
| Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Olmo 3 32b Think | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 38.8 | 38.1 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 16 | 14 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 38.9 (#154), Olmo 3 32b Think: 38.0 (#169)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Olmo 3 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1346 | 1318 |
Reasoning Too close to call
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 25.4 (#131), Olmo 3 32b Think: 24.9 (#138)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Olmo 3 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1322 | 1302 |
Math Too close to call
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 33.6 (#169), Olmo 3 32b Think: 33.8 (#165)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Olmo 3 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1305 | 1315 |
Knowledge Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 35.4 (#175), Olmo 3 32b Think: 34.4 (#189)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Olmo 3 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1307 | 1272 |
Multilingual Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 42.8 (#185), Olmo 3 32b Think: 41.4 (#205)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Olmo 3 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1275 | 1255 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1304 | 1300 |
| LMArena French | 1328 | 1291 |
| LMArena German | 1283 | 1290 |
| LMArena Russian | 1268 | 1255 |
| LMArena Korean | 1206 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1337 | — |
Instruction Following Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 68.8 (#182), Olmo 3 32b Think: 67.4 (#193)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Olmo 3 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1298 | 1275 |
Long Context Too close to call
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 39.9 (#161), Olmo 3 32b Think: 39.4 (#177)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Olmo 3 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1312 | 1296 |
Writing & Preference Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 50.4 (#179), Olmo 3 32b Think: 49.2 (#188)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Olmo 3 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1311 | 1300 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1264 | 1256 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1309 | 1289 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct better than Olmo 3 32b Think?
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct and Olmo 3 32b Think score almost the same on the Noometry Index (38.8 vs 38.1), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Is Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct or Olmo 3 32b Think better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (38.9 vs 38.0); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct and Olmo 3 32b Think share?
14 benchmarks have published results for both models. Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct has 16 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 3 32b Think has 14.