Model comparison
MiMo-V2-Flash vs Molmo 2 8b
MiMo-V2-Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.3 to 39.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 4 shared benchmarks.
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 4 benchmarks with published results for both. MiMo-V2-Flash scores higher in 3 categories and Molmo 2 8b in 1 category; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where MiMo-V2-Flash leads 59.7 to 49.4.
Side by side
| MiMo-V2-Flash | Molmo 2 8b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Xiaomi | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 41.3 | 39.1 |
| Released | 2025-12-16 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | — |
| Max output | 66K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.14 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.28 | — |
| Results tracked | 21 | 5 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
MiMo-V2-Flash: 36.1 (#211), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2-Flash | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1330 | — |
| SciCode | 25.9% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1443 | — |
| ALE-Bench | 737.95 | — |
Reasoning Too close to call
MiMo-V2-Flash: 24.9 (#157), Molmo 2 8b: 25.6 (#146)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2-Flash | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1420 | 1287 |
| CritPt | 0% | — |
Math Not comparable
MiMo-V2-Flash: 38.3 (#139), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2-Flash | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1396 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
MiMo-V2-Flash: 39.7 (#131), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2-Flash | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1425 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
MiMo-V2-Flash: —, Molmo 2 8b: 30.2 (#112)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2-Flash | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1081 |
Multilingual MiMo-V2-Flash leads
MiMo-V2-Flash: 51.0 (#113), Molmo 2 8b: 42.7 (#190)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2-Flash | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1392 | 1276 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1462 | — |
| LMArena French | 1429 | — |
| LMArena German | 1395 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1325 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1358 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1387 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1420 | — |
Instruction Following MiMo-V2-Flash leads
MiMo-V2-Flash: 73.5 (#120), Molmo 2 8b: 67.0 (#201)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2-Flash | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1392 | 1270 |
Long Context Not comparable
MiMo-V2-Flash: 43.0 (#110), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2-Flash | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1409 | — |
Writing & Preference MiMo-V2-Flash leads
MiMo-V2-Flash: 59.7 (#106), Molmo 2 8b: 49.4 (#191)
| Benchmark | MiMo-V2-Flash | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1411 | 1288 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1375 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1404 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiMo-V2-Flash better than Molmo 2 8b?
MiMo-V2-Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.3 to 39.1 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do MiMo-V2-Flash and Molmo 2 8b share?
4 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiMo-V2-Flash has 21 scored results on Noometry and Molmo 2 8b has 5.