Model comparison
Molmo 2 8b vs Qwen3.5 Max Preview
Qwen3.5 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.3 to 39.1 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 0 categories and Qwen3.5 Max Preview in 4 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads 66.0 to 49.4.
- Molmo 2 8b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Molmo 2 8b | Qwen3.5 Max Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 39.1 | 45.3 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| 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: —, Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 44.0 (#77)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | — | 1487 |
Reasoning Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Molmo 2 8b: 25.6 (#146), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 30.8 (#84)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1287 | 1483 |
Math Not comparable
Molmo 2 8b: —, Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 40.1 (#94)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1474 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Molmo 2 8b: —, Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 41.8 (#107)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | — | 1489 |
Multimodal Not comparable
Molmo 2 8b: 30.2 (#112), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: —
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1081 | — |
Multilingual Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Molmo 2 8b: 42.7 (#190), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 56.2 (#22)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1276 | 1465 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1534 |
| LMArena French | — | 1484 |
| LMArena German | — | 1487 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1495 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1438 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1471 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1470 |
Instruction Following Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Molmo 2 8b: 67.0 (#201), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 77.0 (#31)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1270 | 1467 |
Long Context Not comparable
Molmo 2 8b: —, Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 45.2 (#45)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1476 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Molmo 2 8b: 49.4 (#191), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 66.0 (#41)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1288 | 1470 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1464 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1478 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Molmo 2 8b better than Qwen3.5 Max Preview?
Qwen3.5 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.3 to 39.1 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Molmo 2 8b and Qwen3.5 Max Preview share?
4 benchmarks have published results for both models. Molmo 2 8b has 5 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.5 Max Preview has 17.