Model comparison
Gemma 1.1 7b IT vs Molmo 2 8b
Molmo 2 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 31.3 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. Gemma 1.1 7b IT 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 30.4.
Side by side
| Gemma 1.1 7b IT | Molmo 2 8b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) | |
| Noometry Index | 31.3 | 39.1 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 19 | 5 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Gemma 1.1 7b IT: 31.5 (#284), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 7b IT | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1084 | — |
| HumanEval+ | 35.4% | — |
| MBPP+ | 45% | — |
Reasoning Molmo 2 8b leads
Gemma 1.1 7b IT: 20.5 (#238), Molmo 2 8b: 25.6 (#146)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 7b IT | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1071 | 1287 |
Math Not comparable
Gemma 1.1 7b IT: 32.0 (#220), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 7b IT | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1107 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Gemma 1.1 7b IT: 28.3 (#247), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 7b IT | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1039 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemma 1.1 7b IT: —, Molmo 2 8b: 30.2 (#112)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 7b IT | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1081 |
Multilingual Molmo 2 8b leads
Gemma 1.1 7b IT: 28.1 (#273), Molmo 2 8b: 42.7 (#190)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 7b IT | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1052 | 1276 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1061 | — |
| LMArena French | 1065 | — |
| LMArena German | 1054 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 971 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 988 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1046 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1049 | — |
Instruction Following Molmo 2 8b leads
Gemma 1.1 7b IT: 54.0 (#283), Molmo 2 8b: 67.0 (#201)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 7b IT | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1057 | 1270 |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemma 1.1 7b IT: 32.1 (#272), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 7b IT | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1056 | — |
Writing & Preference Molmo 2 8b leads
Gemma 1.1 7b IT: 30.4 (#288), Molmo 2 8b: 49.4 (#191)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 7b IT | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1094 | 1288 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1060 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1040 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 1.1 7b IT better than Molmo 2 8b?
Molmo 2 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 31.3 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 1.1 7b IT and Molmo 2 8b share?
4 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 1.1 7b IT has 19 scored results on Noometry and Molmo 2 8b has 5.