Model comparison
Llama 3.2 1B vs Molmo 2 8b
Molmo 2 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 20.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 4 shared benchmarks.
Meta
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 4 benchmarks with published results for both. Llama 3.2 1B scores higher in 0 categories and Molmo 2 8b in 4 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Molmo 2 8b leads 49.4 to 21.3.
Side by side
| Llama 3.2 1B | Molmo 2 8b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 20.1 | 39.1 |
| Released | 2024-09-24 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 60K | — |
| Max output | 54K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.027 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.20 | — |
| Results tracked | 22 | 5 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Llama 3.2 1B: 21.1 (#338), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 1B | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 8.2% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1070 | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 11.3% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Llama 3.2 1B: 14.6 (#150), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 1B | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 10.8% | — |
| BALROG | 6.6% | — |
Reasoning Molmo 2 8b leads
Llama 3.2 1B: 16.2 (#308), Molmo 2 8b: 25.6 (#146)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 1B | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1044 | 1287 |
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 101.99 | — |
Math Not comparable
Llama 3.2 1B: 10.4 (#313), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 1B | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 0.6% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1086 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Llama 3.2 1B: 7.2 (#312), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 1B | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 23.9% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1007 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Llama 3.2 1B: —, Molmo 2 8b: 30.2 (#112)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 1B | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1081 |
Multilingual Molmo 2 8b leads
Llama 3.2 1B: 23.8 (#292), Molmo 2 8b: 42.7 (#190)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 1B | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 973 | 1276 |
| LMArena Chinese | 959 | — |
| LMArena German | 1014 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 941 | — |
Instruction Following Molmo 2 8b leads
Llama 3.2 1B: 52.4 (#290), Molmo 2 8b: 67.0 (#201)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 1B | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1031 | 1270 |
Long Context Not comparable
Llama 3.2 1B: 31.9 (#274), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 1B | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1050 | — |
Writing & Preference Molmo 2 8b leads
Llama 3.2 1B: 21.3 (#310), Molmo 2 8b: 49.4 (#191)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 1B | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1055 | 1288 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1033 | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 200 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1030 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Llama 3.2 1B better than Molmo 2 8b?
Molmo 2 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 20.1 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Llama 3.2 1B and Molmo 2 8b share?
4 benchmarks have published results for both models. Llama 3.2 1B has 22 scored results on Noometry and Molmo 2 8b has 5.