Model comparison
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B vs Molmo 2 8b
Molmo 2 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 5 shared benchmarks.
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Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 5 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B scores higher in 0 categories and Molmo 2 8b in 5 categories; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Molmo 2 8b leads 49.4 to 42.8.
- Molmo 2 8b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Molmo 2 8b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) | |
| Noometry Index | 29.9 | 39.1 |
| Released | 2024-10-03 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 21 | 5 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 35.5 (#225), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1218 | — |
Reasoning Molmo 2 8b leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 20.0 (#244), Molmo 2 8b: 25.6 (#146)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1209 | 1287 |
| DTBench | 50% | — |
Math Not comparable
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 14.2 (#302), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 4.6% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1207 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 16.0 (#289), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 33% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1185 | — |
Multimodal Molmo 2 8b leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 28.2 (#115), Molmo 2 8b: 30.2 (#112)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1044 | 1081 |
Multilingual Molmo 2 8b leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 38.5 (#229), Molmo 2 8b: 42.7 (#190)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1215 | 1276 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1231 | — |
| LMArena French | 1234 | — |
| LMArena German | 1206 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1150 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1140 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1236 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1212 | — |
Instruction Following Molmo 2 8b leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 62.8 (#236), Molmo 2 8b: 67.0 (#201)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1199 | 1270 |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 37.0 (#225), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1219 | — |
Writing & Preference Molmo 2 8b leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 42.8 (#232), Molmo 2 8b: 49.4 (#191)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1226 | 1288 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1218 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1185 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B better than Molmo 2 8b?
Molmo 2 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B and Molmo 2 8b share?
5 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B has 21 scored results on Noometry and Molmo 2 8b has 5.