Alibaba (Qwen), open weights
Qwen1.5-32B
Qwen1.5-32B by Alibaba (Qwen) ranks 293rd of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 30.5. Its strongest category is math, where it ranks 207th.
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Specifications
- Noometry rank
- #293 of 354
- Index score
- 30.5
- Evidence
- Confirmed 21 results
- Provider
Alibaba (Qwen)- Released
- February 4, 2024
- 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.
- Coding 31.7
- Reasoning 21.8
- Math 33.0
- Knowledge 13.5
- Multilingual 31.4
- Instruction Following 57.7
- Long Context 34.7
- Writing & Preference 34.2
| Category | Score | Rank | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 31.7 | #282 | 3 |
| Reasoning | 21.8 | #212 | 1 |
| Math | 33.0 | #207 | 1 |
| Knowledge | 13.5 | #296 | 2 |
| Multilingual | 31.4 | #259 | 1 |
| Instruction Following | 57.7 | #265 | 1 |
| Long Context | 34.7 | #246 | 1 |
| Writing & Preference | 34.2 | #271 | 3 |
Strengths and weaknesses
Categories where Qwen1.5-32B places highest and lowest among the models ranked in each, with its score against that category's median.
Strongest categories
Weakest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge | 13.5 | −23.8 | #296 of 314, top 95% |
| Multilingual | 31.4 | −16.0 | #259 of 297, top 88% |
| Instruction Following | 57.7 | −13.6 | #265 of 305, top 87% |
Closest competitors
The models ranked just above and below Qwen1.5-32B. When scores are this close, price and speed are often the better way to choose.
| Model | Rank | Score | Blended $/M | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yi-1.5-34B | #289 | 30.6 | — | — | Compare |
| Codestral | #290 | 30.6 | $0.45 | 271 | Compare |
| Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct | #291 | 30.6 | $0.16 | — | Compare |
| GPT-4 Turbo | #292 | 30.5 | $15 | — | Compare |
| Amazon Nova Micro | #294 | 30.4 | $0.0613 | — | Compare |
| Olmo 7b Instruct | #295 | 30.3 | — | — | Compare |
| Magistral Small | #296 | 30.2 | $0.75 | 0 | Compare |
| Qwen2.5 32B Instruct | #297 | 30.1 | $1.22 | — | 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.
Coding
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 32.3% | #53 of 64, top 83% | BigCodeBench | 2024-04-26 | |
| LMArena Coding | 1155 | #256 of 294, top 88% | LMArena | 2026-10-08 | |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 42% | #48 of 66, top 73% | BigCodeBench | 2024-04-26 |
Reasoning
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1130 | #259 of 297, top 88% | LMArena | 2026-10-08 |
Math
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1155 | #247 of 285, top 87% | LMArena | 2026-10-08 |
Knowledge
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 30.7% | #168 of 186, top 91% | Epoch AI | 2025-01-27 | |
| LMArena Expert | 1126 | #245 of 273, top 90% | LMArena | 2026-10-08 | |
| MMLU | 74.4% | #34 of 81, top 42% | Epoch AI |
Multilingual
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1106 | #259 of 297, top 88% | LMArena | 2026-10-08 | |
| LMArena Chinese | 1177 | #242 of 285, top 85% | LMArena | 2026-10-08 | |
| LMArena French | 1101 | #213 of 223, top 96% | LMArena | 2026-10-08 | |
| LMArena German | 1058 | #216 of 231, top 94% | LMArena | 2026-10-08 | |
| LMArena Japanese | 1027 | #194 of 211, top 92% | LMArena | 2026-10-08 | |
| LMArena Korean | 1008 | #199 of 213, top 94% | LMArena | 2026-10-08 | |
| LMArena Russian | 1073 | #263 of 283, top 93% | LMArena | 2026-10-08 | |
| LMArena Spanish | 1089 | #217 of 226, top 97% | LMArena | 2026-10-08 |
Instruction Following
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1116 | #262 of 298, top 88% | LMArena | 2026-10-08 |
Long Context
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1146 | #255 of 291, top 88% | LMArena | 2026-10-08 |
Writing & Preference
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1137 | #261 of 297, top 88% | LMArena | 2026-10-08 | |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1083 | #271 of 295, top 92% | LMArena | 2026-10-08 | |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1140 | #255 of 295, top 87% | LMArena | 2026-10-08 |
Compare Qwen1.5-32B
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- Qwen1.5-32B vs Olmo 7b Instruct
- Qwen1.5-32B vs Codestral
- Qwen1.5-32B vs Magistral Small
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Frequently asked questions
How good is Qwen1.5-32B?
Qwen1.5-32B by Alibaba (Qwen) ranks 293rd of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 30.5. Its strongest category is math, where it ranks 207th.
Is Qwen1.5-32B open source?
Yes. Qwen1.5-32B's weights are downloadable; check the license for commercial terms.
What are Qwen1.5-32B's strengths and weaknesses?
Relative to other ranked models, Qwen1.5-32B places best in reasoning, math, coding and lowest in knowledge, multilingual, instruction following.
What is Qwen1.5-32B best at?
Its best category is math, where it ranks 207th on Noometry.