Model comparison
Granite 4.2 30b vs Molmo 2 8b
Granite 4.2 30b is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.8 to 39.1 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 4.2 30b scores higher in 4 categories and Molmo 2 8b in 0 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in multilingual, where Granite 4.2 30b leads 47.3 to 42.7.
Side by side
| Granite 4.2 30b | Molmo 2 8b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 41.8 | 39.1 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 11 | 5 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Granite 4.2 30b: 41.0 (#126), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1396 | — |
Reasoning Granite 4.2 30b leads
Granite 4.2 30b: 27.8 (#112), Molmo 2 8b: 25.6 (#146)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1374 | 1287 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Granite 4.2 30b: 39.1 (#138), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1406 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Granite 4.2 30b: —, Molmo 2 8b: 30.2 (#112)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1081 |
Multilingual Granite 4.2 30b leads
Granite 4.2 30b: 47.3 (#151), Molmo 2 8b: 42.7 (#190)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1340 | 1276 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1414 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1343 | — |
Instruction Following Granite 4.2 30b leads
Granite 4.2 30b: 71.2 (#155), Molmo 2 8b: 67.0 (#201)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1347 | 1270 |
Long Context Not comparable
Granite 4.2 30b: 41.4 (#140), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1359 | — |
Writing & Preference Granite 4.2 30b leads
Granite 4.2 30b: 53.8 (#156), Molmo 2 8b: 49.4 (#191)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 30b | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1361 | 1288 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1288 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1339 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.2 30b better than Molmo 2 8b?
Granite 4.2 30b is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.8 to 39.1 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.2 30b and Molmo 2 8b share?
4 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.2 30b has 11 scored results on Noometry and Molmo 2 8b has 5.