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Qwen1.5-7B

Qwen1.5-7B by Alibaba (Qwen) ranks 273rd of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 31.4. Its strongest category is math, where it ranks 224th.

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Specifications

Noometry rank
#273 of 354
Index score
31.4
Evidence
Confirmed 13 results
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.

Qwen1.5-7B category scores
  1. Coding 32.2
  2. Reasoning 20.4
  3. Math 31.4
  4. Knowledge 28.7
  5. Multilingual 28.5
  6. Instruction Following 54.1
  7. Long Context 33.1
  8. Writing & Preference 29.6
Qwen1.5-7B category ranks
CategoryScoreRankResults
Coding32.2#2761
Reasoning20.4#2401
Math31.4#2241
Knowledge28.7#2431
Multilingual28.5#2711
Instruction Following54.1#2811
Long Context33.1#2661
Writing & Preference29.6#2933

Strengths and weaknesses

Categories where Qwen1.5-7B places highest and lowest among the models ranked in each, with its score against that category's median.

Strongest categories

Qwen1.5-7B: strongest categories
CategoryScorevs medianRank
Math31.4−5.1#224 of 327, top 69%
Reasoning20.4−3.2#240 of 350, top 69%
Knowledge28.7−8.6#243 of 314, top 78%

Weakest categories

Qwen1.5-7B: weakest categories
CategoryScorevs medianRank
Writing & Preference29.6−24.2#293 of 312, top 94%
Instruction Following54.1−17.2#281 of 305, top 93%
Multilingual28.5−18.9#271 of 297, top 92%

Closest competitors

The models ranked just above and below Qwen1.5-7B. When scores are this close, price and speed are often the better way to choose.

Models ranked closest to Qwen1.5-7B
ModelRankScoreBlended $/MSpeed
Mistral Small 3.1#26931.7$0.40—Compare
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct#27031.6——Compare
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Command R#27231.4$0.26—Compare
Wizardlm 13b#27431.4——Compare
Qwen-14B#27531.4——Compare
Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024#27631.3——Compare
Gemma 1.1 7b IT#27731.3——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

Qwen1.5-7B Coding benchmark results
BenchmarkScorePositionSettingSourceDate
LMArena Coding1107#268 of 294, top 92%LMArena2026-10-08

Reasoning

Qwen1.5-7B Reasoning benchmark results
BenchmarkScorePositionSettingSourceDate
LMArena Hard Prompts1065#279 of 297, top 94%LMArena2026-10-08

Math

Qwen1.5-7B Math benchmark results
BenchmarkScorePositionSettingSourceDate
LMArena Math1080#271 of 285, top 96%LMArena2026-10-08

Knowledge

Qwen1.5-7B Knowledge benchmark results
BenchmarkScorePositionSettingSourceDate
LMArena Expert1055#261 of 273, top 96%LMArena2026-10-08
MMLU62.6%#59 of 81, top 73%Epoch AI

Multilingual

Qwen1.5-7B Multilingual benchmark results
BenchmarkScorePositionSettingSourceDate
LMArena Non-English1058#271 of 297, top 92%LMArena2026-10-08
LMArena Chinese1141#249 of 285, top 88%LMArena2026-10-08
LMArena Russian1006#274 of 283, top 97%LMArena2026-10-08

Instruction Following

Qwen1.5-7B Instruction Following benchmark results
BenchmarkScorePositionSettingSourceDate
LMArena Instruction Following1058#277 of 298, top 93%LMArena2026-10-08

Long Context

Qwen1.5-7B Long Context benchmark results
BenchmarkScorePositionSettingSourceDate
LMArena Longer Query1090#271 of 291, top 94%LMArena2026-10-08

Writing & Preference

Qwen1.5-7B Writing & Preference benchmark results
BenchmarkScorePositionSettingSourceDate
LMArena Text1083#278 of 297, top 94%LMArena2026-10-08
LMArena Creative Writing1035#282 of 295, top 96%LMArena2026-10-08
LMArena Multi-Turn1062#274 of 295, top 93%LMArena2026-10-08

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Frequently asked questions

How good is Qwen1.5-7B?

Qwen1.5-7B by Alibaba (Qwen) ranks 273rd of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 31.4. Its strongest category is math, where it ranks 224th.

Is Qwen1.5-7B open source?

Yes. Qwen1.5-7B's weights are downloadable; check the license for commercial terms.

What are Qwen1.5-7B's strengths and weaknesses?

Relative to other ranked models, Qwen1.5-7B places best in math, reasoning, knowledge and lowest in writing & preference, instruction following, multilingual.

What is Qwen1.5-7B best at?

Its best category is math, where it ranks 224th on Noometry.