# Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B vs Ripple-65B Preview

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B and Ripple-65B Preview across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/ornith-1-5-35b-a3b-vs-ripple-65b-preview
- Last updated: November 4, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 7
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B has the higher overall point estimate 36.07 to 0. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is DeepSWE in Coding, with scores of 22.0% and 44.3%.
- Ripple-65B Preview is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- Ripple-65B Preview also has the larger context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B | Ripple-65B Preview |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Ornith AI | Ricursive Intelligence |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 262K | 1M |
| Overall Score | 36.07 | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 18 | 17 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B public-lane score: 32 (Estimated · #102/135)
- Ripple-65B Preview public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B | Ripple-65B Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 67.8% | 80.5% | Ripple-65B Preview |
| HLE w/ tools | 33.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | 70.2% | 71.7% | Ripple-65B Preview |
| Toolathlon-Verified | 48.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| WideResearch | 67.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | 67.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Claw-Eval | 72.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| τ³-bench results | Coming soon | 31.3% | Coming soon |
| AutomationBench | Coming soon | 36.4% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B public-lane score: 27.1 (Estimated · #113/156)
- Ripple-65B Preview public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B | Ripple-65B Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 67.8% | 80.5% | Ripple-65B Preview |
| SWE-bench Verified | 79% | 76.5% | Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B |
| SWE-bench Pro | 59.6% | 61.4% | Ripple-65B Preview |
| SWE Multilingual | 71.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DeepSWE | 22.0% | 44.3% | Ripple-65B Preview |
| frontierBench | 5.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| NL2Repo | 46.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SciCode | Coming soon | 39.4% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Not comparable
- Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B public-lane score: 39.3 (Estimated · #121/179)
- Ripple-65B Preview public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B | Ripple-65B Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 89.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | 89.2% | 85.2% | Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B |
| HLE | 25.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | 25.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU | Coming soon | 89.6% | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro | Coming soon | 84.2% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Ripple-65B Preview public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B | Ripple-65B Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | Coming soon | 79.2% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Ripple-65B Preview public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B | Ripple-65B Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME 2024 | Coming soon | 97.1% | Coming soon |
| AIME 2025 | Coming soon | 98.3% | Coming soon |
| AIME26 | Coming soon | 95.0% | Coming soon |
| HMMT Feb 2026 | Coming soon | 90.5% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B or Ripple-65B Preview?

Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### How many benchmarks does Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B cover on BenchLM?

Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B currently has 18 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Ripple-65B Preview cover on BenchLM?

Ripple-65B Preview currently has 17 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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