Model comparison
MiniMax-M2.7 vs Molmo 2 8b
Molmo 2 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 37.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 4 shared benchmarks.
MiniMax
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 4 benchmarks with published results for both. MiniMax-M2.7 scores higher in 3 categories and Molmo 2 8b in 1 category; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where MiniMax-M2.7 leads 58.9 to 49.4.
Side by side
| MiniMax-M2.7 | Molmo 2 8b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 37.7 | 39.1 |
| Released | 2026-03-18 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 205K | — |
| Max output | 131K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.30 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.20 | — |
| Results tracked | 30 | 5 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
MiniMax-M2.7: 41.8 (#120), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.7 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1398 | — |
| SciCode | 47% | — |
| WeirdML | 37% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1454 | — |
| ALE-Bench | 599.25 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
MiniMax-M2.7: 25.1 (#111), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.7 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | 45.1% | — |
| ExploitBench | 13.3% | — |
| GBAEval | 0% | — |
Reasoning Molmo 2 8b leads
MiniMax-M2.7: 19.7 (#253), Molmo 2 8b: 25.6 (#146)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.7 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1422 | 1287 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 24.7% | — |
| CritPt | 0.6% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | 39.3% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 145.85 | — |
Math Not comparable
MiniMax-M2.7: 25.9 (#263), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.7 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| ProofBench | 3% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1420 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
MiniMax-M2.7: 37.7 (#152), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.7 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 12.9% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1444 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
MiniMax-M2.7: —, Molmo 2 8b: 30.2 (#112)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.7 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1081 |
Multilingual MiniMax-M2.7 leads
MiniMax-M2.7: 50.3 (#123), Molmo 2 8b: 42.7 (#190)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.7 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1382 | 1276 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1441 | — |
| LMArena French | 1421 | — |
| LMArena German | 1398 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1262 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1313 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1383 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1403 | — |
Instruction Following MiniMax-M2.7 leads
MiniMax-M2.7: 74.1 (#103), Molmo 2 8b: 67.0 (#201)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.7 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1405 | 1270 |
Long Context Not comparable
MiniMax-M2.7: 43.3 (#99), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.7 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1419 | — |
Writing & Preference MiniMax-M2.7 leads
MiniMax-M2.7: 58.9 (#112), Molmo 2 8b: 49.4 (#191)
| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2.7 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1405 | 1288 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1354 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1412 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is MiniMax-M2.7 better than Molmo 2 8b?
Molmo 2 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 37.7 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do MiniMax-M2.7 and Molmo 2 8b share?
4 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax-M2.7 has 30 scored results on Noometry and Molmo 2 8b has 5.