Model comparison

MiMo-V2-Omni vs Molmo 2 8b

MiMo-V2-Omni is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.6 to 39.1 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 5 shared benchmarks.

MiMo-V2-Omni Xiaomi

43.6

Rank #88 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 5 benchmarks with published results for both. MiMo-V2-Omni scores higher in 5 categories and Molmo 2 8b in 0 categories; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where MiMo-V2-Omni leads 61.4 to 49.4.
  • Molmo 2 8b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

MiMo-V2-Omni and Molmo 2 8b specifications
MiMo-V2-OmniMolmo 2 8b
ProviderXiaomiAllen Institute for AI (Ai2)
Noometry Index43.639.1
Released2026-03-18—
WeightsProprietaryOpen
Context window262K—
Max output131K—
Input $ / M tokens$0.14—
Output $ / M tokens$0.28—
Results tracked185

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Category by category

Coding Not comparable

MiMo-V2-Omni: 43.3 (#89), Molmo 2 8b: —

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkMiMo-V2-OmniMolmo 2 8b
LMArena Coding1466—

Reasoning MiMo-V2-Omni leads

MiMo-V2-Omni: 29.7 (#88), Molmo 2 8b: 25.6 (#146)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkMiMo-V2-OmniMolmo 2 8b
LMArena Hard Prompts14451287

Math Not comparable

MiMo-V2-Omni: 39.1 (#115), Molmo 2 8b: —

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkMiMo-V2-OmniMolmo 2 8b
LMArena Math1430—

Knowledge Not comparable

MiMo-V2-Omni: 40.5 (#118), Molmo 2 8b: —

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkMiMo-V2-OmniMolmo 2 8b
LMArena Expert1449—

Multimodal MiMo-V2-Omni leads

MiMo-V2-Omni: 38.6 (#63), Molmo 2 8b: 30.2 (#112)

Multimodal benchmarks
BenchmarkMiMo-V2-OmniMolmo 2 8b
LMArena Vision12281081

Multilingual MiMo-V2-Omni leads

MiMo-V2-Omni: 51.8 (#102), Molmo 2 8b: 42.7 (#190)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkMiMo-V2-OmniMolmo 2 8b
LMArena Non-English14041276
LMArena Chinese1465—
LMArena French1447—
LMArena German1399—
LMArena Japanese1317—
LMArena Korean1355—
LMArena Russian1412—
LMArena Spanish1434—

Instruction Following MiMo-V2-Omni leads

MiMo-V2-Omni: 75.2 (#66), Molmo 2 8b: 67.0 (#201)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkMiMo-V2-OmniMolmo 2 8b
LMArena Instruction Following14281270

Long Context Not comparable

MiMo-V2-Omni: 44.1 (#76), Molmo 2 8b: —

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkMiMo-V2-OmniMolmo 2 8b
LMArena Longer Query1442—

Writing & Preference MiMo-V2-Omni leads

MiMo-V2-Omni: 61.4 (#87), Molmo 2 8b: 49.4 (#191)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkMiMo-V2-OmniMolmo 2 8b
LMArena Text14231288
LMArena Creative Writing1392—
LMArena Multi-Turn1445—

Frequently asked questions

Is MiMo-V2-Omni better than Molmo 2 8b?

MiMo-V2-Omni is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.6 to 39.1 on the Noometry Index.

How many benchmarks do MiMo-V2-Omni and Molmo 2 8b share?

5 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiMo-V2-Omni has 18 scored results on Noometry and Molmo 2 8b has 5.

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