Model comparison

DeepSeek LLM 67B vs Molmo 2 8b

Molmo 2 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 24.9 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified October 10, 2026. 4 shared benchmarks.

DeepSeek LLM 67B

DeepSeek

24.9

Rank #347 Confirmed

Molmo 2 8b

Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)

39.1

Rank #174 Confirmed

Summary

They share 4 benchmarks with published results for both. DeepSeek LLM 67B scores higher in 0 categories and Molmo 2 8b in 4 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Molmo 2 8b leads 49.4 to 31.6.

Side by side

DeepSeek LLM 67B and Molmo 2 8b specifications
	DeepSeek LLM 67B	Molmo 2 8b
Provider	DeepSeek	Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)
Noometry Index	24.9	39.1
Released	2023-11-29	—
Weights	Open	Open
Context window	—	—
Max output	—	—
Input $ / M tokens	—	—
Output $ / M tokens	—	—
Results tracked	15	5

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Category by category

Coding Not comparable

DeepSeek LLM 67B: 31.9 (#278), Molmo 2 8b: —

Coding benchmarks
Benchmark	DeepSeek LLM 67B	Molmo 2 8b
LMArena Coding	1096	—

Reasoning Molmo 2 8b leads

DeepSeek LLM 67B: 16.5 (#304), Molmo 2 8b: 25.6 (#146)

Reasoning benchmarks
Benchmark	DeepSeek LLM 67B	Molmo 2 8b
LMArena Hard Prompts	1070	1287
Chess Puzzles	0%	—
Epoch Capabilities Index	110.5	—

Math Not comparable

DeepSeek LLM 67B: 8.7 (#324), Molmo 2 8b: —

Math benchmarks
Benchmark	DeepSeek LLM 67B	Molmo 2 8b
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025	0.8%	—
LMArena Math	1108	—
MATH Level 5	6.4%	—

Knowledge Not comparable

DeepSeek LLM 67B: 7.0 (#313), Molmo 2 8b: —

Knowledge benchmarks
Benchmark	DeepSeek LLM 67B	Molmo 2 8b
GPQA Diamond	24.6%	—

Multimodal Not comparable

DeepSeek LLM 67B: —, Molmo 2 8b: 30.2 (#112)

Multimodal benchmarks
Benchmark	DeepSeek LLM 67B	Molmo 2 8b
LMArena Vision	—	1081

Multilingual Molmo 2 8b leads

DeepSeek LLM 67B: 29.4 (#267), Molmo 2 8b: 42.7 (#190)

Multilingual benchmarks
Benchmark	DeepSeek LLM 67B	Molmo 2 8b
LMArena Non-English	1073	1276
LMArena Chinese	1132	—

Instruction Following Molmo 2 8b leads

DeepSeek LLM 67B: 55.4 (#277), Molmo 2 8b: 67.0 (#201)

Instruction Following benchmarks
Benchmark	DeepSeek LLM 67B	Molmo 2 8b
LMArena Instruction Following	1079	1270

Long Context Not comparable

DeepSeek LLM 67B: 33.1 (#265), Molmo 2 8b: —

Long Context benchmarks
Benchmark	DeepSeek LLM 67B	Molmo 2 8b
LMArena Longer Query	1092	—

Writing & Preference Molmo 2 8b leads

DeepSeek LLM 67B: 31.6 (#282), Molmo 2 8b: 49.4 (#191)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
Benchmark	DeepSeek LLM 67B	Molmo 2 8b
LMArena Text	1105	1288
LMArena Creative Writing	1067	—
LMArena Multi-Turn	1082	—

Frequently asked questions

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