# ERNIE 5.0 0110 vs Molmo 2 8b

> ERNIE 5.0 0110 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.8 to 39.1 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/ernie-5-0-vs-molmo-2-8b
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 5

## Summary

- They share 5 benchmarks with published results for both. ERNIE 5.0 0110 scores higher in 4 categories and Molmo 2 8b in 1 category; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where ERNIE 5.0 0110 leads 63.1 to 49.4.
- Molmo 2 8b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | ERNIE 5.0 0110 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Baidu | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 41.8 | 39.1 |
| Rank | 129 | 174 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |

## Coding

- ERNIE 5.0 0110: 43.0 (#94)
- Molmo 2 8b: —

| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.0 0110 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1455 | — |

## Reasoning

- ERNIE 5.0 0110: 17.0 (#297)
- Molmo 2 8b: 25.6 (#146)

| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.0 0110 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1445 | 1287 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 10.3% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | 41.7% | — |

## Math

- ERNIE 5.0 0110: 39.3 (#110)
- Molmo 2 8b: —

| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.0 0110 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1437 | — |

## Knowledge

- ERNIE 5.0 0110: 39.8 (#128)
- Molmo 2 8b: —

| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.0 0110 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1428 | — |

## Multimodal

- ERNIE 5.0 0110: 39.9 (#53)
- Molmo 2 8b: 30.2 (#112)

| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.0 0110 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1249 | 1081 |

## Multilingual

- ERNIE 5.0 0110: 54.1 (#49)
- Molmo 2 8b: 42.7 (#190)

| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.0 0110 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1436 | 1276 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1512 | — |
| LMArena French | 1467 | — |
| LMArena German | 1460 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1382 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1406 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1446 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1473 | — |

## Instruction Following

- ERNIE 5.0 0110: 74.5 (#92)
- Molmo 2 8b: 67.0 (#201)

| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.0 0110 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1413 | 1270 |

## Long Context

- ERNIE 5.0 0110: 43.4 (#95)
- Molmo 2 8b: —

| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.0 0110 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1422 | — |

## Writing & Preference

- ERNIE 5.0 0110: 63.1 (#66)
- Molmo 2 8b: 49.4 (#191)

| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.0 0110 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1445 | 1288 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1426 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1434 | — |

## FAQ

### Is ERNIE 5.0 0110 better than Molmo 2 8b?

ERNIE 5.0 0110 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.8 to 39.1 on the Noometry Index.

### How many benchmarks do ERNIE 5.0 0110 and Molmo 2 8b share?

5 benchmarks have published results for both models. ERNIE 5.0 0110 has 20 scored results on Noometry and Molmo 2 8b has 5.