Model comparison
Gemma 3 1B vs Molmo 2 8b
Molmo 2 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 21.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
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Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Molmo 2 8b leads 25.6 to 19.2.
Side by side
| Gemma 3 1B | Molmo 2 8b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) | |
| Noometry Index | 21.1 | 39.1 |
| Released | 2025-03-12 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 4 | 5 |
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Category by category
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: 13.7 (#152), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 7.2% | — |
Reasoning Molmo 2 8b leads
Gemma 3 1B: 19.2 (#264), Molmo 2 8b: 25.6 (#146)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1287 |
Math Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: 10.2 (#316), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.1% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: 7.0 (#314), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 19.9% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Molmo 2 8b: 30.2 (#112)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1081 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Molmo 2 8b: 42.7 (#190)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1276 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Molmo 2 8b: 67.0 (#201)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1270 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Molmo 2 8b: 49.4 (#191)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1288 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 3 1B better than Molmo 2 8b?
Molmo 2 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 21.1 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 3 1B and Molmo 2 8b share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 3 1B has 4 scored results on Noometry and Molmo 2 8b has 5.