Model comparison
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct vs Molmo 2 8b
Molmo 2 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 31.6 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 4 shared benchmarks.
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 4 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 3.0 8b Instruct scores higher in 0 categories and Molmo 2 8b in 4 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Molmo 2 8b leads 49.4 to 31.1.
Side by side
| Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Molmo 2 8b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 31.6 | 39.1 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 14 | 5 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 29.7 (#301), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 29.3% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1112 | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 35.4% | — |
Reasoning Molmo 2 8b leads
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 20.9 (#230), Molmo 2 8b: 25.6 (#146)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1092 | 1287 |
Math Not comparable
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 32.8 (#210), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1143 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 29.6 (#236), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1087 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: —, Molmo 2 8b: 30.2 (#112)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1081 |
Multilingual Molmo 2 8b leads
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 27.2 (#276), Molmo 2 8b: 42.7 (#190)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1037 | 1276 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1063 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1060 | — |
Instruction Following Molmo 2 8b leads
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 56.0 (#276), Molmo 2 8b: 67.0 (#201)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1088 | 1270 |
Long Context Not comparable
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 34.0 (#252), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1122 | — |
Writing & Preference Molmo 2 8b leads
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 31.1 (#285), Molmo 2 8b: 49.4 (#191)
| Benchmark | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1096 | 1288 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1071 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1063 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 3.0 8b Instruct better than Molmo 2 8b?
Molmo 2 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 31.6 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Granite 3.0 8b Instruct and Molmo 2 8b share?
4 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 3.0 8b Instruct has 14 scored results on Noometry and Molmo 2 8b has 5.