# MiniMax-M2 vs Molmo 2 8b

> Molmo 2 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.7 to 36.9 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/minimax-m2-vs-molmo-2-8b
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 4

## Summary

- They share 4 benchmarks with published results for both. MiniMax-M2 scores higher in 3 categories and Molmo 2 8b in 1 category; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Molmo 2 8b leads 24.5 to 18.6.

## Snapshot

| | MiniMax-M2 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MiniMax | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 36.9 | 38.7 |
| Rank | 201 | 170 |
| Context | 205K | — |
| Input $/M | $0.30 | — |
| Output $/M | $1.20 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- MiniMax-M2: 39.1 (#151)
- Molmo 2 8b: —

| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | 61% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1297 | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1370 | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- MiniMax-M2: 24.9 (#102)
- Molmo 2 8b: —

| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | 30% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 160.6 | — |

## Reasoning

- MiniMax-M2: 18.6 (#256)
- Molmo 2 8b: 24.5 (#146)

| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1357 | 1288 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 57.8% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 14.8% | — |

## Math

- MiniMax-M2: 34.6 (#158)
- Molmo 2 8b: —

| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1350 | — |

## Knowledge

- MiniMax-M2: 36.3 (#160)
- Molmo 2 8b: —

| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1336 | — |

## Multimodal

- MiniMax-M2: —
- Molmo 2 8b: 29.5 (#106)

| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1081 |

## Multilingual

- MiniMax-M2: 45.6 (#165)
- Molmo 2 8b: 42.8 (#186)

| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1314 | 1275 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1367 | — |
| LMArena French | 1336 | — |
| LMArena German | 1366 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1332 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1326 | — |

## Instruction Following

- MiniMax-M2: 70.4 (#160)
- Molmo 2 8b: 67.2 (#196)

| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1329 | 1270 |

## Long Context

- MiniMax-M2: 40.5 (#148)
- Molmo 2 8b: —

| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1332 | — |

## Writing & Preference

- MiniMax-M2: 53.3 (#157)
- Molmo 2 8b: 49.5 (#187)

| Benchmark | MiniMax-M2 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1340 | 1288 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1288 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1362 | — |

## FAQ

### Is MiniMax-M2 better than Molmo 2 8b?

Molmo 2 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.7 to 36.9 on the Noometry Index.

### How many benchmarks do MiniMax-M2 and Molmo 2 8b share?

4 benchmarks have published results for both models. MiniMax-M2 has 21 scored results on Noometry and Molmo 2 8b has 5.