Model comparison
Molmo 2 8b vs Qwen3.7 Max
Qwen3.7 Max 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 Qwen3.7 Max in 4 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Qwen3.7 Max leads 49.2 to 25.6.
- Molmo 2 8b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Molmo 2 8b | Qwen3.7 Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 39.1 | 51.5 |
| Released | — | 2026-05-19 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1M |
| Max output | — | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $2.50 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $7.50 |
| Results tracked | 5 | 33 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Molmo 2 8b: —, Qwen3.7 Max: 50.4 (#45)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Qwen3.7 Max |
|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench Verified | — | 77.3% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1515 |
| SciCode | — | 48.8% |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1498 |
| ALE-Bench | — | 1,189 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Molmo 2 8b: —, Qwen3.7 Max: 22.1 (#135)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Qwen3.7 Max |
|---|---|---|
| GBAEval | — | 0.4% |
Reasoning Qwen3.7 Max leads
Molmo 2 8b: 25.6 (#146), Qwen3.7 Max: 49.2 (#38)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Qwen3.7 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1287 | 1483 |
| SimpleBench | — | 70.4% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 85.1% |
| CritPt | — | 13.4% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 19% |
| EBR-Bench | — | 9.5% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 32% |
| DTBench | — | 92.3% |
| LMCA | — | 44% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 153.68 |
Math Not comparable
Molmo 2 8b: —, Qwen3.7 Max: 62.4 (#32)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Qwen3.7 Max |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 64.6% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | — | 34.1% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 95.6% |
| ProofBench | — | 26% |
| LMArena Math | — | 1490 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Molmo 2 8b: —, Qwen3.7 Max: 61.6 (#28)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Qwen3.7 Max |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 90.9% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 55.8% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1488 |
Multimodal Not comparable
Molmo 2 8b: 30.2 (#112), Qwen3.7 Max: —
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Qwen3.7 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1081 | — |
Multilingual Qwen3.7 Max leads
Molmo 2 8b: 42.7 (#190), Qwen3.7 Max: 56.9 (#15)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Qwen3.7 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1276 | 1474 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1530 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1484 |
Instruction Following Qwen3.7 Max leads
Molmo 2 8b: 67.0 (#201), Qwen3.7 Max: 76.7 (#38)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Qwen3.7 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1270 | 1460 |
Long Context Not comparable
Molmo 2 8b: —, Qwen3.7 Max: 45.4 (#40)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Qwen3.7 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1482 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.7 Max leads
Molmo 2 8b: 49.4 (#191), Qwen3.7 Max: 65.0 (#54)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Qwen3.7 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1288 | 1476 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1449 |
| EQ-Bench 4 | — | 1110 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1481 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Molmo 2 8b better than Qwen3.7 Max?
Qwen3.7 Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.5 to 39.1 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Molmo 2 8b and Qwen3.7 Max share?
4 benchmarks have published results for both models. Molmo 2 8b has 5 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.7 Max has 33.