Model comparison

GPT-5.3 Codex vs Molmo 2 8b

GPT-5.3 Codex is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.8 to 39.1 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.

GPT-5.3 Codex OpenAI

45.8

Rank #69 Reported

Summary

  • Molmo 2 8b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

GPT-5.3 Codex and Molmo 2 8b specifications
GPT-5.3 CodexMolmo 2 8b
ProviderOpenAIAllen Institute for AI (Ai2)
Noometry Index45.839.1
Released2026-02-05—
WeightsProprietaryOpen
Context window400K—
Max output128K—
Input $ / M tokens$1.75—
Output $ / M tokens$14—
Results tracked85

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Category by category

Coding Not comparable

GPT-5.3 Codex: 48.6 (#56), Molmo 2 8b: —

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.3 CodexMolmo 2 8b
SWE-bench Verified74.8%—
LMArena WebDev1409—
WeirdML79.3%—
ALE-Bench1,655—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

GPT-5.3 Codex: 48.0 (#9), Molmo 2 8b: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.3 CodexMolmo 2 8b
Terminal-Bench78.4%—
METR Time Horizons74.5%—
Vending-Bench 25,940—

Reasoning Not comparable

GPT-5.3 Codex: —, Molmo 2 8b: 25.6 (#146)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.3 CodexMolmo 2 8b
LMArena Hard Prompts—1287
Epoch Capabilities Index156.77—

Multimodal Not comparable

GPT-5.3 Codex: —, Molmo 2 8b: 30.2 (#112)

Multimodal benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.3 CodexMolmo 2 8b
LMArena Vision—1081

Multilingual Not comparable

GPT-5.3 Codex: —, Molmo 2 8b: 42.7 (#190)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.3 CodexMolmo 2 8b
LMArena Non-English—1276

Instruction Following Not comparable

GPT-5.3 Codex: —, Molmo 2 8b: 67.0 (#201)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.3 CodexMolmo 2 8b
LMArena Instruction Following—1270

Writing & Preference Not comparable

GPT-5.3 Codex: —, Molmo 2 8b: 49.4 (#191)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.3 CodexMolmo 2 8b
LMArena Text—1288

Frequently asked questions

Is GPT-5.3 Codex better than Molmo 2 8b?

GPT-5.3 Codex is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.8 to 39.1 on the Noometry Index.

How many benchmarks do GPT-5.3 Codex and Molmo 2 8b share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5.3 Codex has 8 scored results on Noometry and Molmo 2 8b has 5.

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