Model comparison

GLM-5.2 vs Molmo 2 8b

GLM-5.2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.1 to 39.1 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 4 shared benchmarks.

GLM-5.2 Z.ai (Zhipu)

51.1

Rank #44 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 4 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-5.2 scores higher in 4 categories and Molmo 2 8b in 0 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where GLM-5.2 leads 70.4 to 49.4.

Side by side

GLM-5.2 and Molmo 2 8b specifications
GLM-5.2Molmo 2 8b
ProviderZ.ai (Zhipu)Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)
Noometry Index51.139.1
Released2026-06-13—
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window1M—
Max output131K—
Input $ / M tokens$1.40—
Output $ / M tokens$4.40—
Results tracked515

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Category by category

Coding Not comparable

GLM-5.2: 51.3 (#41), Molmo 2 8b: —

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Molmo 2 8b
SWE-bench Verified78.7%—
DeepSWE43.8%—
FrontierCode24.5%—
LMArena WebDev1603—
SciCode50.5%—
WeirdML70.1%—
LMArena Coding1485—
ALE-Bench1,047—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

GLM-5.2: 32.4 (#63), Molmo 2 8b: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Molmo 2 8b
APEX-Agents45.2%—
τ²-bench Banking37.1%—
PostTrainBench31.7%—
GBAEval0%—
Vending-Bench 28,314—

Reasoning GLM-5.2 leads

GLM-5.2: 42.3 (#52), Molmo 2 8b: 25.6 (#146)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Molmo 2 8b
LMArena Hard Prompts14801287
ARC-AGI-222.8%—
SimpleBench58.8%—
Kagi LLM Benchmark62.6%—
NYT Connections (extended)74.3%—
ARC-AGI-177%—
CritPt20.9%—
Chess Puzzles21%—
EBR-Bench9.5%—
Mystery Game Puzzles19%—
DTBench93.6%—
LMCA45.8%—
Surface Evolver Bench55.6%—
Epoch Capabilities Index151.78—

Math Not comparable

GLM-5.2: 55.7 (#43), Molmo 2 8b: —

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Molmo 2 8b
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)59.2%—
FrontierMath Tier 429.3%—
MathArena Final-Answer Competitions67.6%—
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202586.4%—
ProofBench35%—
LMArena Math1482—

Knowledge Not comparable

GLM-5.2: 57.1 (#40), Molmo 2 8b: —

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Molmo 2 8b
GPQA Diamond91.9%—
SimpleQA Verified34.2%—
LMArena Expert1486—

Multimodal Not comparable

GLM-5.2: —, Molmo 2 8b: 30.2 (#112)

Multimodal benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Molmo 2 8b
LMArena Vision—1081

Multilingual GLM-5.2 leads

GLM-5.2: 55.8 (#26), Molmo 2 8b: 42.7 (#190)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Molmo 2 8b
LMArena Non-English14591276
LMArena Chinese1519—
LMArena French1479—
LMArena German1468—
LMArena Japanese1451—
LMArena Korean1445—
LMArena Russian1466—
LMArena Spanish1477—

Instruction Following GLM-5.2 leads

GLM-5.2: 76.9 (#34), Molmo 2 8b: 67.0 (#201)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Molmo 2 8b
LMArena Instruction Following14651270

Long Context Not comparable

GLM-5.2: 45.3 (#43), Molmo 2 8b: —

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Molmo 2 8b
LMArena Longer Query1479—

Writing & Preference GLM-5.2 leads

GLM-5.2: 70.4 (#21), Molmo 2 8b: 49.4 (#191)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5.2Molmo 2 8b
LMArena Text14701288
LMArena Creative Writing1462—
EQ-Bench Creative Writing1757—
EQ-Bench 41222—
LMArena Multi-Turn1469—

Frequently asked questions

Is GLM-5.2 better than Molmo 2 8b?

GLM-5.2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.1 to 39.1 on the Noometry Index.

How many benchmarks do GLM-5.2 and Molmo 2 8b share?

4 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-5.2 has 51 scored results on Noometry and Molmo 2 8b has 5.

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