Model comparison
Molmo 2 8b vs Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.6 to 39.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 4 shared benchmarks.
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)
NVIDIASummary
- They share 4 benchmarks with published results for both. Molmo 2 8b scores higher in 0 categories and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B in 4 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in multilingual, where Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B leads 45.8 to 42.7.
Side by side
| Molmo 2 8b | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 39.1 | 40.6 |
| Released | — | 2025-12-15 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 262K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.05 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.20 |
| Results tracked | 5 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Molmo 2 8b: —, Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 40.5 (#138)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | — | 1378 |
Reasoning Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B leads
Molmo 2 8b: 25.6 (#146), Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 27.1 (#124)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1287 | 1348 |
Math Not comparable
Molmo 2 8b: —, Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 37.8 (#147)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1371 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Molmo 2 8b: —, Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 38.2 (#148)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 9.6% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1355 |
Multimodal Not comparable
Molmo 2 8b: 30.2 (#112), Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: —
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1081 | — |
Multilingual Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B leads
Molmo 2 8b: 42.7 (#190), Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 45.8 (#162)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1276 | 1320 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1382 |
| LMArena French | — | 1396 |
| LMArena German | — | 1348 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1268 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1269 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1303 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1376 |
Instruction Following Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B leads
Molmo 2 8b: 67.0 (#201), Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 68.8 (#180)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1270 | 1304 |
Long Context Not comparable
Molmo 2 8b: —, Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 39.5 (#175)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1300 |
Writing & Preference Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B leads
Molmo 2 8b: 49.4 (#191), Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B: 52.3 (#174)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1288 | 1348 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1269 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1319 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Molmo 2 8b better than Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B?
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.6 to 39.1 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Molmo 2 8b and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B share?
4 benchmarks have published results for both models. Molmo 2 8b has 5 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B has 18.