Model comparison
Molmo 2 8b vs Olmo 7b Instruct
Molmo 2 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.7 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 4 shared benchmarks.
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 4 benchmarks with published results for both. Molmo 2 8b scores higher in 4 categories and Olmo 7b Instruct in 0 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Molmo 2 8b leads 49.5 to 26.0.
Side by side
| Molmo 2 8b | Olmo 7b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 38.7 | 29.7 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 5 | 10 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Molmo 2 8b: —, Olmo 7b Instruct: 29.1 (#298)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | — | 1016 |
Reasoning Molmo 2 8b leads
Molmo 2 8b: 24.5 (#146), Olmo 7b Instruct: 18.0 (#273)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1288 | 993 |
Math Not comparable
Molmo 2 8b: —, Olmo 7b Instruct: 27.8 (#234)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1018 |
Multimodal Not comparable
Molmo 2 8b: 29.5 (#106), Olmo 7b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1081 | — |
Multilingual Molmo 2 8b leads
Molmo 2 8b: 42.8 (#186), Olmo 7b Instruct: 24.1 (#286)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1275 | 977 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1013 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 946 |
Instruction Following Molmo 2 8b leads
Molmo 2 8b: 67.2 (#196), Olmo 7b Instruct: 49.3 (#296)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1270 | 978 |
Writing & Preference Molmo 2 8b leads
Molmo 2 8b: 49.5 (#187), Olmo 7b Instruct: 26.0 (#298)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1288 | 1032 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 990 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1007 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Molmo 2 8b better than Olmo 7b Instruct?
Molmo 2 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.7 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Molmo 2 8b and Olmo 7b Instruct share?
4 benchmarks have published results for both models. Molmo 2 8b has 5 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 7b Instruct has 10.