Model comparison
Gemini 1.0 Pro vs Molmo 2 8b
Molmo 2 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 27.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 4 shared benchmarks.
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Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 4 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 1.0 Pro 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 36.0.
- Molmo 2 8b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 1.0 Pro | Molmo 2 8b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) | |
| Noometry Index | 27.3 | 39.1 |
| Released | 2023-12-13 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 24 | 5 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 32.2 (#275), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1108 | — |
| HumanEval+ | 55.5% | — |
| MBPP+ | 61.4% | — |
Reasoning Molmo 2 8b leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 17.1 (#296), Molmo 2 8b: 25.6 (#146)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1109 | 1287 |
| DTBench | 45.9% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 117.04 | — |
Math Not comparable
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 9.3 (#321), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.1% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1132 | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 11.2% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 15.6 (#291), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 34% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1059 | — |
| MMLU | 70% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 1.0 Pro: —, Molmo 2 8b: 30.2 (#112)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1081 |
Multilingual Molmo 2 8b leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 33.4 (#252), Molmo 2 8b: 42.7 (#190)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1138 | 1276 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1124 | — |
| LMArena French | 1145 | — |
| LMArena German | 1125 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1023 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1186 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1119 | — |
Instruction Following Molmo 2 8b leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 57.6 (#267), Molmo 2 8b: 67.0 (#201)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1114 | 1270 |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 34.3 (#249), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1132 | — |
Writing & Preference Molmo 2 8b leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 36.0 (#264), Molmo 2 8b: 49.4 (#191)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1149 | 1288 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1131 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1139 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 1.0 Pro better than Molmo 2 8b?
Molmo 2 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 27.3 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 1.0 Pro and Molmo 2 8b share?
4 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 1.0 Pro has 24 scored results on Noometry and Molmo 2 8b has 5.