Model comparison

GPT-5.2 Pro vs Molmo 2 8b

GPT-5.2 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 52.3 to 39.1 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.

GPT-5.2 Pro OpenAI

52.3

Rank #39 Reported

Summary

  • The widest gap is in reasoning, where GPT-5.2 Pro leads 51.5 to 25.6.
  • Molmo 2 8b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

GPT-5.2 Pro and Molmo 2 8b specifications
GPT-5.2 ProMolmo 2 8b
ProviderOpenAIAllen Institute for AI (Ai2)
Noometry Index52.339.1
Released2025-12-11—
WeightsProprietaryOpen
Context window400K—
Max output128K—
Input $ / M tokens$21—
Output $ / M tokens$168—
Results tracked85

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Category by category

Reasoning GPT-5.2 Pro leads

GPT-5.2 Pro: 51.5 (#33), Molmo 2 8b: 25.6 (#146)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 ProMolmo 2 8b
ARC-AGI-254.2%—
SimpleBench57.4%—
NYT Connections (extended)79.3%—
ARC-AGI-190.5%—
LMArena Hard Prompts—1287
Epoch Capabilities Index155.4—

Math Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Pro: 65.3 (#29), Molmo 2 8b: —

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 ProMolmo 2 8b
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)74%—
FrontierMath Tier 446%—
FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1)31.3%—

Multimodal Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Pro: —, Molmo 2 8b: 30.2 (#112)

Multimodal benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 ProMolmo 2 8b
LMArena Vision—1081

Multilingual Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Pro: —, Molmo 2 8b: 42.7 (#190)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 ProMolmo 2 8b
LMArena Non-English—1276

Instruction Following Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Pro: —, Molmo 2 8b: 67.0 (#201)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 ProMolmo 2 8b
LMArena Instruction Following—1270

Writing & Preference Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Pro: —, Molmo 2 8b: 49.4 (#191)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 ProMolmo 2 8b
LMArena Text—1288

Frequently asked questions

Is GPT-5.2 Pro better than Molmo 2 8b?

GPT-5.2 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 52.3 to 39.1 on the Noometry Index.

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

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5.2 Pro has 8 scored results on Noometry and Molmo 2 8b has 5.

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