Model comparison
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs Molmo 2 8b
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 39.1 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 3.5 Flash Lite scores higher in 5 categories and Molmo 2 8b in 0 categories; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads 64.2 to 49.4.
- Molmo 2 8b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Molmo 2 8b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) | |
| Noometry Index | 41.5 | 39.1 |
| Released | 2026-07-21 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 1.05M | — |
| Max output | 66K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.30 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.50 | — |
| Results tracked | 39 | 5 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 42.4 (#104), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1440 | — |
| SciCode | 41.3% | — |
| WeirdML | 39% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1453 | — |
| ALE-Bench | 765.27 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 25.7 (#107), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 29.3% | — |
| GDP.pdf | 10% | — |
Reasoning Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 27.8 (#114), Molmo 2 8b: 25.6 (#146)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1441 | 1287 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 10.3% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 60.4% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 53.5% | — |
| CritPt | 0% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 22% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 19% | — |
| DTBench | 83.5% | — |
| LMCA | 37.6% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 145.13 | — |
Math Not comparable
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 25.9 (#264), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 26% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 0% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 71.1% | — |
| ProofBench | 13% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1433 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 50.1 (#72), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 83.3% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1435 | — |
Multimodal Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 41.1 (#40), Molmo 2 8b: 30.2 (#112)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1268 | 1081 |
Multilingual Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 53.5 (#63), Molmo 2 8b: 42.7 (#190)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1427 | 1276 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1469 | — |
| LMArena French | 1451 | — |
| LMArena German | 1454 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1427 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1407 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1443 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1442 | — |
Instruction Following Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 74.8 (#85), Molmo 2 8b: 67.0 (#201)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1420 | 1270 |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 43.9 (#84), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1435 | — |
Writing & Preference Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 64.2 (#57), Molmo 2 8b: 49.4 (#191)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1435 | 1288 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1420 | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1559 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1445 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite better than Molmo 2 8b?
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 39.1 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Molmo 2 8b share?
5 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite has 39 scored results on Noometry and Molmo 2 8b has 5.