# Molmo 2 8b vs Qwen3.6 27B

> Qwen3.6 27B is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.9 to 38.7 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/molmo-2-8b-vs-qwen3-6-27b
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 0

## Snapshot

| | Molmo 2 8b | Qwen3.6 27B |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 38.7 | 41.9 |
| Rank | 170 | 112 |
| Context | — | 262K |
| Input $/M | — | $0.60 |
| Output $/M | — | $3.60 |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Molmo 2 8b: —
- Qwen3.6 27B: 38.5 (#162)

| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Qwen3.6 27B |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 37.3% |

## Reasoning

- Molmo 2 8b: 24.5 (#146)
- Qwen3.6 27B: 24.4 (#148)

| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Qwen3.6 27B |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | — | 0.9% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 22% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1288 | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 7% |
| DTBench | — | 78.1% |
| LMCA | — | 34.5% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 146.47 |

## Math

- Molmo 2 8b: —
- Qwen3.6 27B: 47.5 (#56)

| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Qwen3.6 27B |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 35.1% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 91.1% |

## Knowledge

- Molmo 2 8b: —
- Qwen3.6 27B: 52.4 (#58)

| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Qwen3.6 27B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 85.9% |

## Multimodal

- Molmo 2 8b: 29.5 (#106)
- Qwen3.6 27B: —

| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Qwen3.6 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1081 | — |

## Multilingual

- Molmo 2 8b: 42.8 (#186)
- Qwen3.6 27B: —

| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Qwen3.6 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1275 | — |

## Instruction Following

- Molmo 2 8b: 67.2 (#196)
- Qwen3.6 27B: —

| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Qwen3.6 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1270 | — |

## Writing & Preference

- Molmo 2 8b: 49.5 (#187)
- Qwen3.6 27B: 50.3 (#180)

| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Qwen3.6 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1288 | — |
| EQ-Bench 4 | — | 1026 |

## FAQ

### Is Molmo 2 8b better than Qwen3.6 27B?

Qwen3.6 27B is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.9 to 38.7 on the Noometry Index.

### How many benchmarks do Molmo 2 8b and Qwen3.6 27B share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Molmo 2 8b has 5 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.6 27B has 11.