Apertus 8B Instruct vs OLMo-2-7B
Wins 0 of 4 areas
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Wins 2 of 4 areas
Reasoning · Following instructions
OLMo-2-7B wins more areas, narrowly.
Scores updated · 8 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the four areas where both have results. Each piece is one test, so a longer bar means more evidence; grey means the two scored within a point of each other.
Long documents and following instructions rest on a single test each.
What it costs
Prices per million tokens, roughly 750,000 words. The bars show the cost of a million tokens read plus a million written.
The biggest differences
The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.
Where OLMo-2-7B pulls ahead
- Graduate-level biology, physics and chemistry questionsGPQA Diamond+3.2points ahead
- Follows unfamiliar, precisely checkable instructionsIFBench+2points ahead
Where Apertus 8B Instruct pulls ahead
No clear win on a test scored out of 100.
Every test, side by side
All 8 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
ReasoningOLMo-2-7B
- GPQA DiamondOLMo-2-7B by 3.225.628.8+3.2
- Humanity's Last Examtie55.4tie
Other results2 tests, not counted
Tests outside the eight areas. They are not counted above: several are summary scores built from other tests, or the same test under another name.
- τ²-Bench Telecom (AA run)Apertus 8B Instruct by 11.411.40+11.4
- AA Intelligencetie4.85.6tie
Questions people ask
Which is better, Apertus 8B Instruct or OLMo-2-7B?
OLMo-2-7B wins two of the four areas where both have results: reasoning and following instructions. Apertus 8B Instruct wins none. They are level on coding and long documents.
Which is better for coding?
Neither. All 2 coding tests both models report are ties.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 8 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 6 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 2 are listed but not counted, because several are summary scores or repeat a test. Each score is the one shown on the model's own page.