Model comparison

Molmo 2 8b vs Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B

Molmo 2 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 4 shared benchmarks.

Summary

  • They share 4 benchmarks with published results for both. Molmo 2 8b scores higher in 4 categories and Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B 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 45.6.

Side by side

Molmo 2 8b and Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B specifications
Molmo 2 8bTulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B
ProviderAllen Institute for AI (Ai2)Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)
Noometry Index39.133.0
Released—2024-11-21
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window——
Max output——
Input $ / M tokens——
Output $ / M tokens——
Results tracked514

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Category by category

Coding Not comparable

Molmo 2 8b: —, Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 36.0 (#214)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkMolmo 2 8bTulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B
LMArena Coding—1235

Reasoning Molmo 2 8b leads

Molmo 2 8b: 25.6 (#146), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 23.9 (#169)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkMolmo 2 8bTulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B
LMArena Hard Prompts12871220

Math Not comparable

Molmo 2 8b: —, Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 14.2 (#303)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkMolmo 2 8bTulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025—4.4%
LMArena Math—1242
MATH Level 5—42.7%

Knowledge Not comparable

Molmo 2 8b: —, Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 25.0 (#264)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkMolmo 2 8bTulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B
GPQA Diamond—46.3%

Multimodal Not comparable

Molmo 2 8b: 30.2 (#112), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: —

Multimodal benchmarks
BenchmarkMolmo 2 8bTulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B
LMArena Vision1081—

Multilingual Molmo 2 8b leads

Molmo 2 8b: 42.7 (#190), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 39.9 (#222)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkMolmo 2 8bTulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B
LMArena Non-English12761236
LMArena Chinese—1249
LMArena Russian—1246

Instruction Following Molmo 2 8b leads

Molmo 2 8b: 67.0 (#201), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 64.8 (#227)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkMolmo 2 8bTulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B
LMArena Instruction Following12701233

Long Context Not comparable

Molmo 2 8b: —, Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 37.1 (#222)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkMolmo 2 8bTulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B
LMArena Longer Query—1224

Writing & Preference Molmo 2 8b leads

Molmo 2 8b: 49.4 (#191), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 45.6 (#223)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkMolmo 2 8bTulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B
LMArena Text12881256
LMArena Creative Writing—1231
LMArena Multi-Turn—1252

Frequently asked questions

Is Molmo 2 8b better than Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B?

Molmo 2 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.

How many benchmarks do Molmo 2 8b and Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B share?

4 benchmarks have published results for both models. Molmo 2 8b has 5 scored results on Noometry and Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B has 14.

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