Model comparison
Granite 4.1 8b vs Molmo 2 8b
Molmo 2 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 37.4 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 4.1 8b scores higher in 1 category and Molmo 2 8b in 3 categories; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
Side by side
| Granite 4.1 8b | Molmo 2 8b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 37.4 | 39.1 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 13 | 5 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Granite 4.1 8b: 30.1 (#297), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1192 | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1312 | — |
Reasoning Too close to call
Granite 4.1 8b: 25.7 (#143), Molmo 2 8b: 25.6 (#146)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1293 | 1287 |
Math Not comparable
Granite 4.1 8b: 36.4 (#166), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1312 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Granite 4.1 8b: 36.1 (#174), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1309 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Granite 4.1 8b: —, Molmo 2 8b: 30.2 (#112)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1081 |
Multilingual Molmo 2 8b leads
Granite 4.1 8b: 41.7 (#204), Molmo 2 8b: 42.7 (#190)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1261 | 1276 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1337 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1240 | — |
Instruction Following Too close to call
Granite 4.1 8b: 66.9 (#203), Molmo 2 8b: 67.0 (#201)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1269 | 1270 |
Long Context Not comparable
Granite 4.1 8b: 38.7 (#193), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1275 | — |
Writing & Preference Molmo 2 8b leads
Granite 4.1 8b: 48.1 (#204), Molmo 2 8b: 49.4 (#191)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1290 | 1288 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1251 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1268 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.1 8b better than Molmo 2 8b?
Molmo 2 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 37.4 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.1 8b and Molmo 2 8b share?
4 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.1 8b has 13 scored results on Noometry and Molmo 2 8b has 5.