# DBRX vs Molmo 2 8b

> Molmo 2 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.

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

## Summary

- They share 4 benchmarks with published results for both. DBRX 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 33.6.

## Snapshot

| | DBRX | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Databricks | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 29.4 | 39.1 |
| Rank | 311 | 174 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- DBRX: 32.9 (#266)
- Molmo 2 8b: —

| Benchmark | DBRX | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1132 | — |
| HumanEval+ | 70.1% | — |
| MBPP+ | 55.8% | — |

## Reasoning

- DBRX: 21.4 (#222)
- Molmo 2 8b: 25.6 (#146)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1113 | 1287 |

## Math

- DBRX: 24.3 (#269)
- Molmo 2 8b: —

| Benchmark | DBRX | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1145 | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 11.7% | — |

## Knowledge

- DBRX: 14.9 (#294)
- Molmo 2 8b: —

| Benchmark | DBRX | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 32.9% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1076 | — |

## Multimodal

- DBRX: —
- Molmo 2 8b: 30.2 (#112)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1081 |

## Multilingual

- DBRX: 29.3 (#268)
- Molmo 2 8b: 42.7 (#190)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1071 | 1276 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1068 | — |
| LMArena French | 1096 | — |
| LMArena German | 1057 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 990 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 993 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1078 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1064 | — |

## Instruction Following

- DBRX: 57.5 (#270)
- Molmo 2 8b: 67.0 (#201)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1112 | 1270 |

## Long Context

- DBRX: 33.7 (#258)
- Molmo 2 8b: —

| Benchmark | DBRX | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1112 | — |

## Writing & Preference

- DBRX: 33.6 (#275)
- Molmo 2 8b: 49.4 (#191)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1119 | 1288 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1104 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1111 | — |

## FAQ

### Is DBRX better than Molmo 2 8b?

Molmo 2 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.

### How many benchmarks do DBRX and Molmo 2 8b share?

4 benchmarks have published results for both models. DBRX has 21 scored results on Noometry and Molmo 2 8b has 5.