Model comparison
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 vs Molmo 2 8b
Molmo 2 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 37.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 4 shared benchmarks.
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 4 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 scores higher in 0 categories and Molmo 2 8b in 4 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- Molmo 2 8b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Molmo 2 8b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 37.7 | 39.1 |
| Released | 2024-08-13 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 17 | 5 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 37.0 (#199), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1269 | — |
Reasoning Too close to call
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 24.8 (#159), Molmo 2 8b: 25.6 (#146)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1255 | 1287 |
Math Not comparable
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 35.4 (#185), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1265 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 33.9 (#200), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1238 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: —, Molmo 2 8b: 30.2 (#112)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1081 |
Multilingual Molmo 2 8b leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 41.4 (#208), Molmo 2 8b: 42.7 (#190)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1257 | 1276 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1262 | — |
| LMArena French | 1286 | — |
| LMArena German | 1273 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1213 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1195 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1261 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1279 | — |
Instruction Following Molmo 2 8b leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 65.5 (#220), Molmo 2 8b: 67.0 (#201)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1245 | 1270 |
Long Context Not comparable
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 38.4 (#196), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1266 | — |
Writing & Preference Molmo 2 8b leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 47.3 (#211), Molmo 2 8b: 49.4 (#191)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1281 | 1288 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1242 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1265 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 better than Molmo 2 8b?
Molmo 2 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 37.7 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 and Molmo 2 8b share?
4 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 has 17 scored results on Noometry and Molmo 2 8b has 5.