Model comparison
Command R vs Molmo 2 8b
Molmo 2 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 4 shared benchmarks.
Cohere
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 4 benchmarks with published results for both. Command R scores higher in 0 categories and Molmo 2 8b in 4 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Molmo 2 8b leads 25.6 to 13.8.
Side by side
| Command R | Molmo 2 8b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Cohere | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 31.4 | 39.1 |
| Released | 2024-08-30 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 128K | — |
| Max output | 4K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.15 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.60 | — |
| Results tracked | 29 | 5 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Command R: 29.3 (#306), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Command R | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 37.1% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 17.9% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1169 | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 45.2% | — |
Reasoning Molmo 2 8b leads
Command R: 13.8 (#331), Molmo 2 8b: 25.6 (#146)
| Benchmark | Command R | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1164 | 1287 |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 21.9% | — |
| DTBench | 46.4% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 33.3% | — |
| LMCA | 9.2% | — |
| LiveBench | 27.5% | — |
Math Not comparable
Command R: 28.0 (#246), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Command R | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Math | 19.4% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1155 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Command R: 31.0 (#221), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Command R | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1138 | — |
| MMLU | 65.2% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Command R: —, Molmo 2 8b: 30.2 (#112)
| Benchmark | Command R | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1081 |
Multilingual Molmo 2 8b leads
Command R: 35.7 (#245), Molmo 2 8b: 42.7 (#190)
| Benchmark | Command R | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1174 | 1276 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1182 | — |
| LMArena French | 1162 | — |
| LMArena German | 1176 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1143 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1163 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1174 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1151 | — |
Instruction Following Molmo 2 8b leads
Command R: 58.1 (#261), Molmo 2 8b: 67.0 (#201)
| Benchmark | Command R | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1167 | 1270 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 55.6% | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Command R: 36.3 (#231), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Command R | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1198 | — |
Writing & Preference Molmo 2 8b leads
Command R: 38.2 (#254), Molmo 2 8b: 49.4 (#191)
| Benchmark | Command R | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1187 | 1288 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1170 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1163 | — |
| LiveBench Language | 16.7% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Command R better than Molmo 2 8b?
Molmo 2 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Command R and Molmo 2 8b share?
4 benchmarks have published results for both models. Command R has 29 scored results on Noometry and Molmo 2 8b has 5.