# DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus vs Molmo 2 8b

> DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 39.1 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/deepseek-v3-1-terminus-vs-molmo-2-8b
- Last updated: 2026-10-12
- Shared benchmarks: 4

## Summary

- They share 4 benchmarks with published results for both. DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus scores higher in 4 categories and Molmo 2 8b in 0 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus leads 61.0 to 49.4.

## Snapshot

| | DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | DeepSeek | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 43.1 | 39.1 |
| Rank | 97 | 174 |
| Context | 164K | — |
| Input $/M | $0.27 | — |
| Output $/M | $1 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus: 42.0 (#113)
- Molmo 2 8b: —

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 40.6% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1426 | — |
| ALE-Bench | 745.17 | — |

## Reasoning

- DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus: 26.4 (#133)
- Molmo 2 8b: 25.6 (#146)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1426 | 1287 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 57.4% | — |
| CritPt | 1.7% | — |
| DTBench | 81.3% | — |
| LMCA | 28.6% | — |

## Math

- DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus: 38.5 (#137)
- Molmo 2 8b: —

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1402 | — |

## Multimodal

- DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus: —
- Molmo 2 8b: 30.2 (#112)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1081 |

## Multilingual

- DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus: 52.1 (#92)
- Molmo 2 8b: 42.7 (#190)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1407 | 1276 |
| LMArena Russian | 1436 | — |

## Instruction Following

- DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus: 74.0 (#106)
- Molmo 2 8b: 67.0 (#201)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1404 | 1270 |

## Long Context

- DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus: 43.4 (#97)
- Molmo 2 8b: —

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1421 | — |

## Writing & Preference

- DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus: 61.0 (#92)
- Molmo 2 8b: 49.4 (#191)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1419 | 1288 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1403 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1411 | — |

## FAQ

### Is DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus better than Molmo 2 8b?

DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 39.1 on the Noometry Index.

### How many benchmarks do DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus and Molmo 2 8b share?

4 benchmarks have published results for both models. DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus has 16 scored results on Noometry and Molmo 2 8b has 5.