Alibaba (Qwen), open weights

# Qwen3-1.7B

> Qwen3-1.7B by Alibaba (Qwen), released April 2025. Ranked #336 of 354 with a Noometry Index of 26.6. Scores, sources and comparisons.
- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-1-7b
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Title: Qwen3-1.7B Benchmarks, Price & Rank (October 2026)

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.

Last verified October 10, 2026

## Specifications

- **Noometry rank:** #336 of 354
- **Index score:** 26.6
- **Evidence:** Reported 4 results
- **Provider:** [![](/logos/alibaba.svg) Alibaba (Qwen)](https://noometry.com/providers/alibaba)
- **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.

Qwen3-1.7B category scores

1.  Agentic & Tool Use 24.7
2.  Reasoning 19.2
3.  Math 16.3
4.  Knowledge 19.6
5.  10152025

Qwen3-1.7B category ranks
| Category | Score | Rank | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Agentic & Tool Use](https://noometry.com/best/agentic) | 24.7 | #115 | 1 |
| [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning) | 19.2 | #267 | 1 |
| [Math](https://noometry.com/best/math) | 16.3 | #294 | 1 |
| [Knowledge](https://noometry.com/best/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

Qwen3-1.7B: strongest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Agentic & Tool Use](https://noometry.com/best/agentic) | 24.7 | −5.7 | #115 of 154, top 75% |
| [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning) | 19.2 | −4.4 | #267 of 350, top 77% |

### Weakest categories

Qwen3-1.7B: weakest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Math](https://noometry.com/best/math) | 16.3 | −20.3 | #294 of 327, top 90% |
| [Knowledge](https://noometry.com/best/knowledge) | 19.6 | −17.8 | #278 of 314, top 89% |

## 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.

Models ranked closest to Qwen3-1.7B
| Model | Rank | Score | Blended $/M | Speed |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Gemini 1.0 Pro](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-1-0-pro) | #332 | 27.3 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-1-0-pro-vs-qwen3-1-7b) |
| [Mixtral 8x22B](https://noometry.com/models/mixtral-8x22b) | #333 | 27.1 | $3 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/mixtral-8x22b-vs-qwen3-1-7b) |
| [Mixtral 8x7B](https://noometry.com/models/mixtral-8x7b) | #334 | 27.1 | $0.70 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/mixtral-8x7b-vs-qwen3-1-7b) |
| [Qwen Turbo](https://noometry.com/models/qwen-turbo) | #335 | 27.1 | $0.0875 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/qwen-turbo-vs-qwen3-1-7b) |
| [Mistral Nemo](https://noometry.com/models/mistral-nemo) | #337 | 26.4 | $0.15 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/mistral-nemo-vs-qwen3-1-7b) |
| [Ministral 3B](https://noometry.com/models/ministral-3b) | #338 | 26.2 | $0.10 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/ministral-3b-vs-qwen3-1-7b) |
| [DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B](https://noometry.com/models/deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-1-5b) | #339 | 26.1 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-1-5b-vs-qwen3-1-7b) |
| [Claude 3 Haiku](https://noometry.com/models/claude-3-haiku) | #340 | 25.9 | — | 41 | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/claude-3-haiku-vs-qwen3-1-7b) |

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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

Qwen3-1.7B Agentic & Tool Use benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/bfcl) | 28.4% | #36 of 49, top 74% | fc | [Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard](https://gorilla.cs.berkeley.edu/leaderboard.html) |  |

### Reasoning

Qwen3-1.7B Reasoning benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Chess Puzzles](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/chess-puzzles) | 0% | #128 of 129, top 100% | none | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-28 |

### Math

Qwen3-1.7B Math benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/otis-mock-aime) | 8.1% | #137 of 173, top 80% | none | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-28 |

### Knowledge

Qwen3-1.7B Knowledge benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [GPQA Diamond](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/gpqa-diamond) | 38% | #153 of 186, top 83% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-28 |
| [GPQA Diamond](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/gpqa-diamond) | 30.6% |  | none | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-28 |

## Compare Qwen3-1.7B

-   [Qwen3-1.7B vs Qwen3-30B-A3B](https://noometry.com/compare/qwen3-1-7b-vs-qwen3-30b-a3b)
-   [Qwen3-1.7B vs Qwen Turbo](https://noometry.com/compare/qwen-turbo-vs-qwen3-1-7b)
-   [Qwen3-1.7B vs Mistral Nemo](https://noometry.com/compare/mistral-nemo-vs-qwen3-1-7b)
-   [Qwen3-1.7B vs Mixtral 8x7B](https://noometry.com/compare/mixtral-8x7b-vs-qwen3-1-7b)
-   [Qwen3-1.7B vs Ministral 3B](https://noometry.com/compare/ministral-3b-vs-qwen3-1-7b)
-   [Qwen3-1.7B vs Mixtral 8x22B](https://noometry.com/compare/mixtral-8x22b-vs-qwen3-1-7b)
-   [Qwen3-1.7B vs DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B](https://noometry.com/compare/deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-1-5b-vs-qwen3-1-7b)
-   [Qwen3-1.7B vs GPT-6 Astra](https://noometry.com/compare/gpt-6-astra-vs-qwen3-1-7b)
-   [Qwen3-1.7B vs Claude Fable 5.1](https://noometry.com/compare/claude-fable-5-1-vs-qwen3-1-7b)
-   [Qwen3-1.7B vs Gemini 3.8 Flash](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-8-flash-vs-qwen3-1-7b)
-   [Qwen3-1.7B vs Kimi K3](https://noometry.com/compare/kimi-k3-vs-qwen3-1-7b)
-   [Qwen3-1.7B vs Grok 4.6](https://noometry.com/compare/grok-4-6-vs-qwen3-1-7b)
-   [Qwen3-1.7B vs GLM-5.3](https://noometry.com/compare/glm-5-3-vs-qwen3-1-7b)
-   [Qwen3-1.7B vs Muse Spark 1.3](https://noometry.com/compare/muse-spark-1-3-vs-qwen3-1-7b)

## Other Alibaba (Qwen) models

-   [Qwen3.8 Max](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-8-max)56.8
-   [Qwen3.7 Max](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-7-max)51.5
-   [Qwen3.6 Max Preview](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-6-max-preview)51.5
-   [Qwen3.6 Plus](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-6-plus)47.5
-   [Qwen3.5 397B-A17B](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-5-397b-a17b)46.0
-   [Qwen3.8 27B](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-8-27b)46.0
-   [Qwen3.5 Max Preview](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-5-max-preview)45.3
-   [Qwen3.7 Plus](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-7-plus)45.3

## 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.

### Cite this page

Noometry. (2026). Qwen3-1.7B benchmarks and pricing. Retrieved October 10, 2026, from https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-1-7b

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