Model comparison
Llama 3.2 90B vs Molmo 2 8b
Molmo 2 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 27.5 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 1 shared benchmarks.
Meta
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 1 benchmark with published results for both. Llama 3.2 90B scores higher in 0 categories and Molmo 2 8b in 2 categories; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in multimodal, where Molmo 2 8b leads 30.2 to 25.4.
Side by side
| Llama 3.2 90B | Molmo 2 8b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 27.5 | 39.1 |
| Released | 2024-09-24 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 9 | 5 |
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Category by category
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Llama 3.2 90B: 30.0 (#80), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| BALROG | 27.3% | — |
Reasoning Molmo 2 8b leads
Llama 3.2 90B: 21.7 (#217), Molmo 2 8b: 25.6 (#146)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| EnigmaEval | 0.4% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1287 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 125.5 | — |
Math Not comparable
Llama 3.2 90B: 11.1 (#308), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 2.6% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 39.4% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Llama 3.2 90B: 21.7 (#274), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 41% | — |
| MMLU | 80.3% | — |
Multimodal Molmo 2 8b leads
Llama 3.2 90B: 25.4 (#124), Molmo 2 8b: 30.2 (#112)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1000 | 1081 |
| GeoBench | 52% | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Llama 3.2 90B: —, Molmo 2 8b: 42.7 (#190)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1276 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Llama 3.2 90B: —, Molmo 2 8b: 67.0 (#201)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1270 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Llama 3.2 90B: —, Molmo 2 8b: 49.4 (#191)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 90B | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1288 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Llama 3.2 90B better than Molmo 2 8b?
Molmo 2 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 27.5 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Llama 3.2 90B and Molmo 2 8b share?
1 benchmark has published results for both models. Llama 3.2 90B has 9 scored results on Noometry and Molmo 2 8b has 5.