Model comparison
Molmo 2 8b vs Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct
Molmo 2 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 4 shared benchmarks.
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)
MicrosoftSummary
- They share 4 benchmarks with published results for both. Molmo 2 8b scores higher in 4 categories and Phi 3 Medium 4k 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 34.1.
Side by side
| Molmo 2 8b | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 39.1 | 33.0 |
| Released | — | — |
| 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: —, Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 32.9 (#268)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | — | 1130 |
Reasoning Molmo 2 8b leads
Molmo 2 8b: 25.6 (#146), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 21.7 (#214)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1287 | 1127 |
Math Not comparable
Molmo 2 8b: —, Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 33.4 (#202)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1173 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Molmo 2 8b: —, Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.2 (#229)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | — | 1108 |
Multimodal Not comparable
Molmo 2 8b: 30.2 (#112), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1081 | — |
Multilingual Molmo 2 8b leads
Molmo 2 8b: 42.7 (#190), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.6 (#263)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1276 | 1094 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1108 |
| LMArena French | — | 1110 |
| LMArena German | — | 1101 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1042 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 954 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1145 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1095 |
Instruction Following Molmo 2 8b leads
Molmo 2 8b: 67.0 (#201), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 57.6 (#268)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1270 | 1113 |
Long Context Not comparable
Molmo 2 8b: —, Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.0 (#255)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1120 |
Writing & Preference Molmo 2 8b leads
Molmo 2 8b: 49.4 (#191), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.1 (#272)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1288 | 1138 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1107 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1088 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Molmo 2 8b better than Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct?
Molmo 2 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Molmo 2 8b and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct share?
4 benchmarks have published results for both models. Molmo 2 8b has 5 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct has 17.