Model comparison
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct vs Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.8 to 37.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct scores higher in 2 categories and Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct in 6 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct leads 55.5 to 50.4.
Side by side
| Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 38.8 | 37.7 |
| Released | — | 2025-04 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1.50 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $7.50 |
| Results tracked | 16 | 25 |
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Category by category
Coding Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 38.9 (#154), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 36.2 (#199)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1346 | 1413 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | — | 55.4% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1275 |
| GSO | — | 4.9% |
| WeirdML | — | 41.2% |
| ALE-Bench | — | 461.45 |
| AlgoTune | — | 1.44 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: —, Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 23.7 (#116)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 27.2% |
Reasoning Too close to call
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 25.4 (#131), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 24.7 (#141)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1322 | 1372 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 49.5% |
Math Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 33.6 (#169), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 34.9 (#151)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1305 | 1364 |
Knowledge Too close to call
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 35.4 (#175), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 36.4 (#159)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1307 | 1337 |
Multilingual Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 42.8 (#185), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 47.8 (#143)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1275 | 1345 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1304 | 1356 |
| LMArena French | 1328 | 1394 |
| LMArena German | 1283 | 1324 |
| LMArena Korean | 1206 | 1307 |
| LMArena Russian | 1268 | 1367 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1337 | 1360 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1309 |
Instruction Following Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 68.8 (#182), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 71.8 (#142)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1298 | 1356 |
Long Context Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 39.9 (#161), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 42.0 (#126)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1312 | 1379 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 50.4 (#179), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 55.5 (#142)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1311 | 1356 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1264 | 1333 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1309 | 1365 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct better than Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct?
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.8 to 37.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct or Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct better for coding?
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.9 versus 36.2 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct and Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct share?
16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct has 16 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct has 25.