Model comparison
Molmo 2 8b vs Qwen-14B
Molmo 2 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 4 shared benchmarks.
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 4 benchmarks with published results for both. Molmo 2 8b scores higher in 4 categories and Qwen-14B 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 27.6.
Side by side
| Molmo 2 8b | Qwen-14B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 39.1 | 31.4 |
| Released | — | 2023-09-24 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 5 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Molmo 2 8b: —, Qwen-14B: 31.2 (#288)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Qwen-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | — | 1071 |
Reasoning Molmo 2 8b leads
Molmo 2 8b: 25.6 (#146), Qwen-14B: 19.6 (#257)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Qwen-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1287 | 1027 |
| BIG-Bench Hard | — | 55% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 113.03 |
| LAMBADA | — | 71.1% |
| PIQA | — | 79.9% |
Math Not comparable
Molmo 2 8b: —, Qwen-14B: 31.2 (#227)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Qwen-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1068 |
| GSM8K | — | 61.3% |
Knowledge Not comparable
Molmo 2 8b: —, Qwen-14B: —
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Qwen-14B |
|---|---|---|
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | — | 84.4% |
| BoolQ | — | 86.2% |
| MMLU | — | 66.3% |
Multimodal Not comparable
Molmo 2 8b: 30.2 (#112), Qwen-14B: —
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Qwen-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1081 | — |
Multilingual Molmo 2 8b leads
Molmo 2 8b: 42.7 (#190), Qwen-14B: 27.5 (#275)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Qwen-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1276 | 1041 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1077 |
Instruction Following Molmo 2 8b leads
Molmo 2 8b: 67.0 (#201), Qwen-14B: 52.4 (#289)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Qwen-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1270 | 1031 |
Long Context Not comparable
Molmo 2 8b: —, Qwen-14B: 31.3 (#280)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Qwen-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1028 |
Writing & Preference Molmo 2 8b leads
Molmo 2 8b: 49.4 (#191), Qwen-14B: 27.6 (#299)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Qwen-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1288 | 1051 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1028 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1022 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Molmo 2 8b better than Qwen-14B?
Molmo 2 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Molmo 2 8b and Qwen-14B share?
4 benchmarks have published results for both models. Molmo 2 8b has 5 scored results on Noometry and Qwen-14B has 18.