Model comparison
Molmo 2 8b vs Qwen3.6 Max Preview
Qwen3.6 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.5 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 Qwen3.6 Max Preview in 4 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads 41.7 to 25.6.
- Molmo 2 8b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Molmo 2 8b | Qwen3.6 Max Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 39.1 | 51.5 |
| Released | — | 2026-04-20 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $7.80 |
| Results tracked | 5 | 29 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Molmo 2 8b: —, Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 48.7 (#54)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench Verified | — | 76.7% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1482 |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1471 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Molmo 2 8b: —, Qwen3.6 Max Preview: —
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 4,254 |
Reasoning Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Molmo 2 8b: 25.6 (#146), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 41.7 (#53)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1287 | 1457 |
| SimpleBench | — | 63% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 74.1% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 20% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 19% |
| DTBench | — | 87.2% |
| LMCA | — | 42.5% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 149.24 |
Math Not comparable
Molmo 2 8b: —, Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 54.1 (#46)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 91.1% |
| LMArena Math | — | 1465 |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 23.1% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | — | 4.2% |
Knowledge Not comparable
Molmo 2 8b: —, Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 57.6 (#39)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 87.4% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 52% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1478 |
Multimodal Not comparable
Molmo 2 8b: 30.2 (#112), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: —
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1081 | — |
Multilingual Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Molmo 2 8b: 42.7 (#190), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 54.2 (#48)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1276 | 1437 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1487 |
| LMArena French | — | 1449 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1445 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1454 |
Instruction Following Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Molmo 2 8b: 67.0 (#201), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 75.7 (#55)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1270 | 1438 |
Long Context Not comparable
Molmo 2 8b: —, Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 44.6 (#61)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1457 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.6 Max Preview leads
Molmo 2 8b: 49.4 (#191), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 63.8 (#60)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1288 | 1447 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1435 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1456 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Molmo 2 8b better than Qwen3.6 Max Preview?
Qwen3.6 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.5 to 39.1 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Molmo 2 8b and Qwen3.6 Max Preview share?
4 benchmarks have published results for both models. Molmo 2 8b has 5 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.6 Max Preview has 29.