Model comparison
Grok Build 0.1 vs Molmo 2 8b
Molmo 2 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 36.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Grok Build 0.1 leads 32.2 to 25.6.
- Molmo 2 8b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Grok Build 0.1 | Molmo 2 8b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 36.4 | 39.1 |
| Released | 2026-04-16 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 256K | — |
| Max output | 256K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2 | — |
| Results tracked | 3 | 5 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: 43.1 (#91), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 50.2% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: 22.7 (#129), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| GBAEval | 2.4% | — |
Reasoning Grok Build 0.1 leads
Grok Build 0.1: 32.2 (#77), Molmo 2 8b: 25.6 (#146)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 9.1% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1287 |
Multimodal Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: —, Molmo 2 8b: 30.2 (#112)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1081 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: —, Molmo 2 8b: 42.7 (#190)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1276 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: —, Molmo 2 8b: 67.0 (#201)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1270 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Grok Build 0.1: —, Molmo 2 8b: 49.4 (#191)
| Benchmark | Grok Build 0.1 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1288 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok Build 0.1 better than Molmo 2 8b?
Molmo 2 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 36.4 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Grok Build 0.1 and Molmo 2 8b share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok Build 0.1 has 3 scored results on Noometry and Molmo 2 8b has 5.