# Mistral Small 3 vs Molmo 2 8b

> Molmo 2 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 31.2 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/mistral-small-3-vs-molmo-2-8b
- Last updated: 2026-10-11
- Shared benchmarks: 4

## Summary

- They share 4 benchmarks with published results for both. Mistral Small 3 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 32.2.

## Snapshot

| | Mistral Small 3 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 31.2 | 39.1 |
| Rank | 278 | 174 |
| Context | 33K | — |
| Input $/M | $0.05 | — |
| Output $/M | $0.08 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Mistral Small 3: 36.5 (#207)
- Molmo 2 8b: —

| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 45.3% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1246 | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 50.4% | — |

## Reasoning

- Mistral Small 3: 18.9 (#273)
- Molmo 2 8b: 25.6 (#146)

| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1233 | 1287 |
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 127.07 | — |

## Math

- Mistral Small 3: 16.3 (#295)
- Molmo 2 8b: —

| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 6.7% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1240 | — |

## Knowledge

- Mistral Small 3: 25.1 (#263)
- Molmo 2 8b: —

| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 47.3% | — |
| Confabulations | 25.2% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1202 | — |

## Multimodal

- Mistral Small 3: —
- Molmo 2 8b: 30.2 (#112)

| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1081 |

## Multilingual

- Mistral Small 3: 37.3 (#236)
- Molmo 2 8b: 42.7 (#190)

| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1198 | 1276 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1204 | — |
| LMArena French | 1203 | — |
| LMArena German | 1211 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1111 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1188 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1216 | — |

## Instruction Following

- Mistral Small 3: 63.7 (#229)
- Molmo 2 8b: 67.0 (#201)

| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1214 | 1270 |

## Long Context

- Mistral Small 3: 37.8 (#211)
- Molmo 2 8b: —

| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1246 | — |

## Writing & Preference

- Mistral Small 3: 32.2 (#280)
- Molmo 2 8b: 49.4 (#191)

| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1234 | 1288 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1195 | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 707 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1217 | — |

## FAQ

### Is Mistral Small 3 better than Molmo 2 8b?

Molmo 2 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 31.2 on the Noometry Index.

### How many benchmarks do Mistral Small 3 and Molmo 2 8b share?

4 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mistral Small 3 has 24 scored results on Noometry and Molmo 2 8b has 5.