Model comparison
Molmo 2 8b vs Nemotron 4 340b Instruct
Molmo 2 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 35.9 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 4 categories and Nemotron 4 340b Instruct in 0 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Molmo 2 8b leads 49.4 to 42.7.
Side by side
| Molmo 2 8b | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 39.1 | 35.9 |
| Released | — | 2024-06-14 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 5 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Molmo 2 8b: —, Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 35.2 (#228)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | — | 1209 |
Reasoning Molmo 2 8b leads
Molmo 2 8b: 25.6 (#146), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 23.4 (#178)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1287 | 1202 |
Math Not comparable
Molmo 2 8b: —, Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 34.3 (#195)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1216 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Molmo 2 8b: —, Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 32.0 (#216)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | — | 1171 |
Multimodal Not comparable
Molmo 2 8b: 30.2 (#112), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1081 | — |
Multilingual Molmo 2 8b leads
Molmo 2 8b: 42.7 (#190), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 37.9 (#233)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1276 | 1206 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1214 |
| LMArena French | — | 1197 |
| LMArena German | — | 1192 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1128 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1148 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1219 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1195 |
Instruction Following Molmo 2 8b leads
Molmo 2 8b: 67.0 (#201), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 63.1 (#232)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1270 | 1203 |
Long Context Not comparable
Molmo 2 8b: —, Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 37.1 (#221)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1225 |
Writing & Preference Molmo 2 8b leads
Molmo 2 8b: 49.4 (#191), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 42.7 (#233)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1288 | 1225 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1203 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1214 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Molmo 2 8b better than Nemotron 4 340b Instruct?
Molmo 2 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 35.9 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Molmo 2 8b and Nemotron 4 340b Instruct share?
4 benchmarks have published results for both models. Molmo 2 8b has 5 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 4 340b Instruct has 17.