Model comparison
Laguna M.1 vs Molmo 2 8b
Molmo 2 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.7 to 31.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Poolside
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Side by side
| Laguna M.1 | Molmo 2 8b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Poolside | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 31.9 | 38.7 |
| Released | 2026-04-28 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | — |
| Max output | 33K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 3 | 5 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Laguna M.1: 36.4 (#195), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1348 | — |
Reasoning Molmo 2 8b leads
Laguna M.1: 21.9 (#187), Molmo 2 8b: 24.5 (#146)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1288 |
| Surface Evolver Bench | 15.6% | — |
Math Not comparable
Laguna M.1: 20.3 (#276), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| ProofBench | 0% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Laguna M.1: —, Molmo 2 8b: 29.5 (#106)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1081 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Laguna M.1: —, Molmo 2 8b: 42.8 (#186)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1275 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Laguna M.1: —, Molmo 2 8b: 67.2 (#196)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1270 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Laguna M.1: —, Molmo 2 8b: 49.5 (#187)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1288 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Laguna M.1 better than Molmo 2 8b?
Molmo 2 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.7 to 31.9 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Laguna M.1 and Molmo 2 8b share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Laguna M.1 has 3 scored results on Noometry and Molmo 2 8b has 5.