Olmo 3 32B Think vs Claude Sonnet 5

At a Glance

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Intelligence, Cost, and Efficiency
IntelligenceHigher is better · MM Intelligence v2.5UnrankedNot in the 46-model eligible cohort#26 of 4660.1 score · 2/3 sources · provisional · missing ARC-AGI-2 · full-core range 40.0–73.4
CostLower is better · Published-token output estimateUnrankedNot in the 44-model eligible cohort#29 of 44$0.194 per LiveBench case
EfficiencyHigher is better · MM Efficiency v1.5UnrankedNot in the 38-model eligible cohort#30 of 3847.4 score · 2/3 sources · provisional · missing ARC-AGI-2 · full-core range 37.4–54.0
Pricing and Limits
Input priceFrom · USD / 1M tokens$0.15Openrouter · Aug 28, 2026$2.00Anthropic · Sep 3, 2026
Output priceFrom · USD / 1M tokens$0.50Openrouter · Aug 28, 2026$10.00Anthropic · Sep 3, 2026
Context windowMaximum documented tokens66K1,000K
Model facts checkedAug 28, 2026View model evidence →Aug 28, 2026View model evidence →

Token prices are the lowest available sourced USD rates; input and output may use different providers. Cost ranking estimates output spend on LiveBench, not a full request bill. Ranking methodology →

Available Benchmarks

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BenchmarkOlmo-3-32B-ThinkClaude Sonnet 5
LMArena Text Arenatext-2026-09-13-d25aabda0010 · arena_rating · leader1,299.7190% of row best · rating · olmo-3-32b-think; 95% CI [1291.40753288, 1308.02044894]; votes 5682; rank 2341,442.15100% of row best · rating · claude-sonnet-5-high; 95% CI [1437.57467941, 1446.71829948]; votes 35301; rank 62
Overall ResultCounted from the protocol-matched rows above0 benchmark winsNo overall winner1 benchmark winNo overall winner

Third-party benchmark Only like-for-like primary-publisher results are shown; raw scores, relative scores, configuration, and token spend remain visible.

Side-by-Side Facts

FieldOlmo-3-32B-ThinkClaude Sonnet 5
DeveloperAi2Anthropic
FamilyOlmo 3 32b ThinkClaude 5
ModelOlmo-3-32B-ThinkClaude Sonnet 5
VersionOlmo-3-32B-ThinkClaude Sonnet 5
Lifecycleactiveactive
ReleasedUnknown2026-06-30
Knowledge cutoffUnknownUnknown
Input modalitiesTextText, Image
Output modalitiesTextText
Context window66K1,000K
Total parameters32.2BUnknown
Active parametersUnknownUnknown
Licenseapache-2.0Unknown
Open weightsYesNo
API availableYesYes
Self-hostableYesNo
Provider accessOpenrouter (Standard)Anthropic (Standard), Deepinfra (Standard), Openrouter (Standard)
Capabilitieschat, generation, reasoningchat, generation, reasoning, tools

Olmo 3 32B Think Capabilities

chatgenerationreasoning
Serving providers1
Canonical IDallenai/Olmo-3-32B-Think

Claude Sonnet 5 Capabilities

chatgenerationreasoningtools
Serving providers3
Canonical IDanthropic/claude-sonnet-5

Primary Evidence

Sources and Freshness

Questions

Olmo 3 32B Think vs Claude Sonnet 5 FAQs

Is Olmo 3 32B Think or Claude Sonnet 5 better for coding?+

This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both Olmo 3 32B Think and Claude Sonnet 5, so Model Markets cannot name a coding leader from pricing, context size, or capability labels alone.

Which is cheaper, Olmo 3 32B Think or Claude Sonnet 5?+

Olmo 3 32B Think is $0.15 and Claude Sonnet 5 is $2.00 per million tokens, so Olmo 3 32B Think is cheaper on this metric. Olmo 3 32B Think is $0.50 and Claude Sonnet 5 is $10.00 per million tokens, so Olmo 3 32B Think is cheaper on this metric.

Which has a larger context window, Olmo 3 32B Think or Claude Sonnet 5?+

Claude Sonnet 5 has the larger sourced context window. Olmo 3 32B Think supports 66K and Claude Sonnet 5 supports 1,000K.

Which performs better in benchmarks, Olmo 3 32B Think or Claude Sonnet 5?+

There is no overall benchmark winner: At least two independently verified, protocol-matched benchmarks are required for an overall winner.

Can Olmo 3 32B Think or Claude Sonnet 5 be self-hosted?+

Olmo 3 32B Think is the only model in this pair currently marked as self-hostable. Olmo 3 32B Think is open weight; Claude Sonnet 5 is not marked open weight.

Can Olmo 3 32B Think and Claude Sonnet 5 understand images?+

Olmo 3 32B Think is not documented with image input; Claude Sonnet 5 is documented with image input. This reflects supported input modalities, not vision quality.

Which can generate longer answers, Olmo 3 32B Think or Claude Sonnet 5?+

Claude Sonnet 5 has the larger sourced maximum output: Olmo 3 32B Think supports 33K and Claude Sonnet 5 supports 128K output tokens.

Do Olmo 3 32B Think and Claude Sonnet 5 support reasoning and tool use?+

Olmo 3 32B Think: reasoning. Claude Sonnet 5: reasoning, tool calling, and image input. Feature support does not establish relative quality.

Which is available from more inference providers, Olmo 3 32B Think or Claude Sonnet 5?+

Olmo 3 32B Think has 1 sourced provider route; Claude Sonnet 5 has 3, so Claude Sonnet 5 has broader tracked availability.

Which offers better value, Olmo 3 32B Think or Claude Sonnet 5?+

There is no universal value winner. Compare the input and output prices above with the matched benchmark result for your workload: cheaper tokens can be offset by different quality, token usage, latency, or provider availability.

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