Model comparison
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct vs Molmo 2 8b
Molmo 2 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 37.6 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 4 shared benchmarks.
NVIDIA
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 4 benchmarks with published results for both. Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct scores higher in 0 categories and Molmo 2 8b in 4 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
Side by side
| Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct | Molmo 2 8b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 37.6 | 39.1 |
| Released | 2024-12-18 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 14 | 5 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct: 35.9 (#216), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 38.7% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1272 | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 48.2% | — |
Reasoning Too close to call
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct: 25.0 (#152), Molmo 2 8b: 25.6 (#146)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1266 | 1287 |
Math Not comparable
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct: 35.5 (#182), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1271 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct: 34.1 (#199), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1242 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct: —, Molmo 2 8b: 30.2 (#112)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1081 |
Multilingual Molmo 2 8b leads
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct: 40.5 (#217), Molmo 2 8b: 42.7 (#190)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1245 | 1276 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1263 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1227 | — |
Instruction Following Molmo 2 8b leads
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct: 65.9 (#213), Molmo 2 8b: 67.0 (#201)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1252 | 1270 |
Long Context Not comparable
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct: 37.6 (#215), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1238 | — |
Writing & Preference Molmo 2 8b leads
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct: 48.4 (#203), Molmo 2 8b: 49.4 (#191)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1283 | 1288 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1269 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1275 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct better than Molmo 2 8b?
Molmo 2 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 37.6 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct and Molmo 2 8b share?
4 benchmarks have published results for both models. Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct has 14 scored results on Noometry and Molmo 2 8b has 5.