# Codellama 34b Instruct vs Molmo 2 8b

> Molmo 2 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/codellama-34b-instruct-vs-molmo-2-8b
- Last updated: 2026-10-11
- Shared benchmarks: 4

## Summary

- They share 4 benchmarks with published results for both. Codellama 34b Instruct scores higher in 0 categories and Molmo 2 8b in 4 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Molmo 2 8b leads 49.4 to 28.2.

## Snapshot

| | Codellama 34b Instruct | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 30.8 | 39.1 |
| Rank | 287 | 174 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Codellama 34b Instruct: 28.5 (#314)
- Molmo 2 8b: —

| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 29% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1046 | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 37.1% | — |
| HumanEval+ | 43.9% | — |
| MBPP+ | 56.3% | — |

## Reasoning

- Codellama 34b Instruct: 19.6 (#255)
- Molmo 2 8b: 25.6 (#146)

| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1032 | 1287 |

## Math

- Codellama 34b Instruct: 31.0 (#230)
- Molmo 2 8b: —

| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1056 | — |

## Multimodal

- Codellama 34b Instruct: —
- Molmo 2 8b: 30.2 (#112)

| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1081 |

## Multilingual

- Codellama 34b Instruct: 25.8 (#284)
- Molmo 2 8b: 42.7 (#190)

| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1011 | 1276 |
| LMArena Chinese | 976 | — |

## Instruction Following

- Codellama 34b Instruct: 52.2 (#291)
- Molmo 2 8b: 67.0 (#201)

| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1028 | 1270 |

## Long Context

- Codellama 34b Instruct: 30.9 (#284)
- Molmo 2 8b: —

| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1013 | — |

## Writing & Preference

- Codellama 34b Instruct: 28.2 (#297)
- Molmo 2 8b: 49.4 (#191)

| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1066 | 1288 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1032 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1015 | — |

## FAQ

### Is Codellama 34b Instruct better than Molmo 2 8b?

Molmo 2 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index.

### How many benchmarks do Codellama 34b Instruct and Molmo 2 8b share?

4 benchmarks have published results for both models. Codellama 34b Instruct has 14 scored results on Noometry and Molmo 2 8b has 5.