Apriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker vs HyperCLOVA X SEED Think (32B)
Wins 4 of 5 areas
Coding · Reasoning · Long documents · Following instructions
Wins 0 of 5 areas
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Apriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker is the stronger all-rounder.
Scores updated · 12 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the five 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.
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking20Apriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker2 of 3 tests · 1 tie
- CodingWriting and fixing software20Apriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker2 of 2 tests
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts10Apriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker1 of 1 test
- Following instructionsDoing exactly what it is asked10Apriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker1 of 1 test
- FactsGetting facts right instead of making them up11Even1 each
Long documents and following instructions rest on a single test each.
The biggest differences
The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.
Where Apriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker pulls ahead
- Reasons across sets of long documentsAA-LCR+36.6points ahead
- Follows unfamiliar, precisely checkable instructionsIFBench+31.2points ahead
- Graduate-level biology, physics and chemistry questionsGPQA Diamond+11.8points ahead
Where HyperCLOVA X SEED Think (32B) pulls ahead
- Avoids making up answers it doesn't knowAA-Omniscience · Non-hallucination+10.7points ahead
Every test, side by side
All 12 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
CodingApriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker
- SciCodeApriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker by 8.937.328.4+8.9
- Terminal-Bench HardApriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker by 2.314.412.1+2.3
ReasoningApriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker
- GPQA DiamondApriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker by 11.873.361.5+11.8
- Humanity's Last ExamApriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker by 5.310.85.5+5.3
- CritPttie0.30tie
FactsEven
- AA-Omniscience · Non-hallucinationHyperCLOVA X SEED Think (32B) by 10.78.118.8+10.7
- AA-Omniscience · AccuracyApriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker by 1.61715.4+1.6
Long documentsApriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker
- AA-LCRApriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker by 36.650.313.7+36.6
Following instructionsApriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker
- IFBenchApriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker by 31.269.137.9+31.2
Other results3 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)HyperCLOVA X SEED Think (32B) by 18.169.387.4+18.1
- AA-OmniscienceHyperCLOVA X SEED Think (32B) by 6.1-59.4-53.3+6.1
- AA IntelligenceApriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker by 213.411.4+2
Questions people ask
Which is better, Apriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker or HyperCLOVA X SEED Think (32B)?
Apriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker wins four of the five areas where both have results: coding, reasoning, long documents and following instructions. HyperCLOVA X SEED Think (32B) wins none. They are level on facts.
Which is better for coding?
Apriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker. It wins 2 of the 2 coding tests both models report; HyperCLOVA X SEED Think (32B) wins none.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 12 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 9 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 3 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.