Model comparison
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT vs Molmo 2 8b
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.5 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. Gemma 4 26B A4B IT scores higher in 4 categories and Molmo 2 8b in 1 category; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in multilingual, where Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads 53.1 to 42.7.
Side by side
| Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Molmo 2 8b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) | |
| Noometry Index | 43.5 | 39.1 |
| Released | 2026-04-02 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | — |
| Max output | 33K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.0675 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.23 | — |
| Results tracked | 28 | 5 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 39.0 (#164), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1359 | — |
| SciCode | 40% | — |
| WeirdML | 35.2% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1447 | — |
| ALE-Bench | 927.17 | — |
Reasoning Molmo 2 8b leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 21.8 (#213), Molmo 2 8b: 25.6 (#146)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1439 | 1287 |
| CritPt | 0% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 6% | — |
| DTBench | 74.9% | — |
| LMCA | 29.7% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 141.85 | — |
Math Not comparable
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 47.6 (#67), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 82.2% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1470 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 45.7 (#85), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 73.2% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 5.2% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1447 | — |
Multimodal Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 40.6 (#46), Molmo 2 8b: 30.2 (#112)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1260 | 1081 |
Multilingual Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 53.1 (#71), Molmo 2 8b: 42.7 (#190)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1421 | 1276 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1495 | — |
| LMArena French | 1460 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1434 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1417 | — |
Instruction Following Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 74.8 (#82), Molmo 2 8b: 67.0 (#201)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1420 | 1270 |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 43.6 (#91), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1428 | — |
Writing & Preference Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 58.6 (#115), Molmo 2 8b: 49.4 (#191)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1434 | 1288 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1402 | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1305 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1441 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 4 26B A4B IT better than Molmo 2 8b?
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.5 to 39.1 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 4 26B A4B IT and Molmo 2 8b share?
5 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 4 26B A4B IT has 28 scored results on Noometry and Molmo 2 8b has 5.