Model comparison

GLM-5V-Turbo vs Molmo 2 8b

GLM-5V-Turbo is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 39.1 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 5 shared benchmarks.

GLM-5V-Turbo Z.ai (Zhipu)

43.8

Rank #84 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 5 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-5V-Turbo 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 GLM-5V-Turbo leads 62.5 to 49.4.
  • Molmo 2 8b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

GLM-5V-Turbo and Molmo 2 8b specifications
GLM-5V-TurboMolmo 2 8b
ProviderZ.ai (Zhipu)Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)
Noometry Index43.839.1
Released2026-04-01—
WeightsProprietaryOpen
Context window200K—
Max output131K—
Input $ / M tokens$1.20—
Output $ / M tokens$4—
Results tracked195

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Category by category

Coding Not comparable

GLM-5V-Turbo: 42.1 (#111), Molmo 2 8b: —

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5V-TurboMolmo 2 8b
LMArena WebDev1401—
LMArena Coding1466—

Reasoning GLM-5V-Turbo leads

GLM-5V-Turbo: 29.7 (#89), Molmo 2 8b: 25.6 (#146)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5V-TurboMolmo 2 8b
LMArena Hard Prompts14431287

Math Not comparable

GLM-5V-Turbo: 39.4 (#106), Molmo 2 8b: —

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5V-TurboMolmo 2 8b
LMArena Math1441—

Knowledge Not comparable

GLM-5V-Turbo: 40.6 (#117), Molmo 2 8b: —

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5V-TurboMolmo 2 8b
LMArena Expert1452—

Multimodal GLM-5V-Turbo leads

GLM-5V-Turbo: 40.9 (#42), Molmo 2 8b: 30.2 (#112)

Multimodal benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5V-TurboMolmo 2 8b
LMArena Vision12641081
LMArena Document1416—

Multilingual GLM-5V-Turbo leads

GLM-5V-Turbo: 53.0 (#73), Molmo 2 8b: 42.7 (#190)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5V-TurboMolmo 2 8b
LMArena Non-English14201276
LMArena Chinese1488—
LMArena French1444—
LMArena German1423—
LMArena Korean1396—
LMArena Russian1431—
LMArena Spanish1450—

Instruction Following GLM-5V-Turbo leads

GLM-5V-Turbo: 75.0 (#80), Molmo 2 8b: 67.0 (#201)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5V-TurboMolmo 2 8b
LMArena Instruction Following14231270

Long Context Not comparable

GLM-5V-Turbo: 44.0 (#80), Molmo 2 8b: —

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5V-TurboMolmo 2 8b
LMArena Longer Query1438—

Writing & Preference GLM-5V-Turbo leads

GLM-5V-Turbo: 62.5 (#73), Molmo 2 8b: 49.4 (#191)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-5V-TurboMolmo 2 8b
LMArena Text14371288
LMArena Creative Writing1416—
LMArena Multi-Turn1432—

Frequently asked questions

Is GLM-5V-Turbo better than Molmo 2 8b?

GLM-5V-Turbo is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 39.1 on the Noometry Index.

How many benchmarks do GLM-5V-Turbo and Molmo 2 8b share?

5 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-5V-Turbo has 19 scored results on Noometry and Molmo 2 8b has 5.

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