Model comparison
Molmo 2 8b vs Qwen3.7 Plus
Qwen3.7 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.3 to 39.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 5 shared benchmarks.
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 5 benchmarks with published results for both. Molmo 2 8b scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3.7 Plus in 5 categories; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Qwen3.7 Plus leads 64.3 to 49.4.
- Molmo 2 8b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Molmo 2 8b | Qwen3.7 Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 39.1 | 45.3 |
| Released | — | 2026-06-02 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1M |
| Max output | — | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.40 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1.60 |
| Results tracked | 5 | 32 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Molmo 2 8b: —, Qwen3.7 Plus: 36.6 (#206)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Qwen3.7 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierCode | — | 10.2% |
| SciCode | — | 45.5% |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1473 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Molmo 2 8b: —, Qwen3.7 Plus: 21.4 (#138)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Qwen3.7 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| OSWorld 2.0 | — | 2.8% |
Reasoning Qwen3.7 Plus leads
Molmo 2 8b: 25.6 (#146), Qwen3.7 Plus: 39.3 (#59)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Qwen3.7 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1287 | 1460 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 74.8% |
| CritPt | — | 9.1% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 24% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 17% |
| DTBench | — | 84% |
| LMCA | — | 37.6% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 147.37 |
Math Not comparable
Molmo 2 8b: —, Qwen3.7 Plus: 50.5 (#56)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Qwen3.7 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 34.4% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 93.3% |
| LMArena Math | — | 1466 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Molmo 2 8b: —, Qwen3.7 Plus: 54.9 (#51)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Qwen3.7 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 87.9% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1467 |
Multimodal Qwen3.7 Plus leads
Molmo 2 8b: 30.2 (#112), Qwen3.7 Plus: 41.8 (#33)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Qwen3.7 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1081 | 1279 |
| LMArena Document | — | 1444 |
Multilingual Qwen3.7 Plus leads
Molmo 2 8b: 42.7 (#190), Qwen3.7 Plus: 54.8 (#38)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Qwen3.7 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1276 | 1445 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1510 |
| LMArena French | — | 1473 |
| LMArena German | — | 1471 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1413 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1415 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1457 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1457 |
Instruction Following Qwen3.7 Plus leads
Molmo 2 8b: 67.0 (#201), Qwen3.7 Plus: 75.8 (#52)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Qwen3.7 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1270 | 1440 |
Long Context Not comparable
Molmo 2 8b: —, Qwen3.7 Plus: 44.5 (#65)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Qwen3.7 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1455 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.7 Plus leads
Molmo 2 8b: 49.4 (#191), Qwen3.7 Plus: 64.3 (#56)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Qwen3.7 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1288 | 1455 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1439 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1460 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Molmo 2 8b better than Qwen3.7 Plus?
Qwen3.7 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.3 to 39.1 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Molmo 2 8b and Qwen3.7 Plus share?
5 benchmarks have published results for both models. Molmo 2 8b has 5 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.7 Plus has 32.