Model comparison
Mistral Large 4 vs Molmo 2 8b
Mistral Large 4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 39.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 4 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AI
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 4 benchmarks with published results for both. Mistral Large 4 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 Mistral Large 4 leads 60.4 to 49.4.
- Molmo 2 8b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Mistral Large 4 | Molmo 2 8b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 43.1 | 39.1 |
| Released | 2026-10-06 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 1.05M | — |
| Max output | 262K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.68 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.09 | — |
| Results tracked | 15 | 5 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Mistral Large 4: 48.6 (#57), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1541 | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1475 | — |
Reasoning Molmo 2 8b leads
Mistral Large 4: 22.5 (#192), Molmo 2 8b: 25.6 (#146)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1444 | 1287 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 27.4% | — |
Math Not comparable
Mistral Large 4: 40.4 (#91), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1488 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Mistral Large 4: 36.6 (#166), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| SimpleQA Verified | 20% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1447 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Mistral Large 4: —, Molmo 2 8b: 30.2 (#112)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1081 |
Multilingual Mistral Large 4 leads
Mistral Large 4: 52.6 (#82), Molmo 2 8b: 42.7 (#190)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1415 | 1276 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1491 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1414 | — |
Instruction Following Mistral Large 4 leads
Mistral Large 4: 75.0 (#76), Molmo 2 8b: 67.0 (#201)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1424 | 1270 |
Long Context Not comparable
Mistral Large 4: 43.6 (#89), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1429 | — |
Writing & Preference Mistral Large 4 leads
Mistral Large 4: 60.4 (#97), Molmo 2 8b: 49.4 (#191)
| Benchmark | Mistral Large 4 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1427 | 1288 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1361 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1424 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral Large 4 better than Molmo 2 8b?
Mistral Large 4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 39.1 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Mistral Large 4 and Molmo 2 8b share?
4 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral Large 4 has 15 scored results on Noometry and Molmo 2 8b has 5.