Model comparison
ERNIE 5.1 vs Molmo 2 8b
ERNIE 5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 38.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 4 shared benchmarks.
Baidu
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 4 benchmarks with published results for both. ERNIE 5.1 scores higher in 3 categories and Molmo 2 8b in 1 category; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where ERNIE 5.1 leads 65.3 to 49.5.
- Molmo 2 8b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| ERNIE 5.1 | Molmo 2 8b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Baidu | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 43.1 | 38.7 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 19 | 5 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
ERNIE 5.1: 43.4 (#78), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1488 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
ERNIE 5.1: —, Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Search | 1227 | — |
Reasoning Molmo 2 8b leads
ERNIE 5.1: 20.9 (#209), Molmo 2 8b: 24.5 (#146)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1481 | 1288 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 23.4% | — |
Math Not comparable
ERNIE 5.1: 37.5 (#96), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1481 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
ERNIE 5.1: 41.2 (#103), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1491 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
ERNIE 5.1: —, Molmo 2 8b: 29.5 (#106)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1081 |
Multilingual ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 55.7 (#28), Molmo 2 8b: 42.8 (#186)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1455 | 1275 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1507 | — |
| LMArena French | 1486 | — |
| LMArena German | 1470 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1422 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1428 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1459 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1472 | — |
Instruction Following ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 76.9 (#35), Molmo 2 8b: 67.2 (#196)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1460 | 1270 |
Long Context Not comparable
ERNIE 5.1: 44.7 (#56), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1462 | — |
Writing & Preference ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 65.3 (#50), Molmo 2 8b: 49.5 (#187)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1468 | 1288 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1440 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1471 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is ERNIE 5.1 better than Molmo 2 8b?
ERNIE 5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 38.7 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do ERNIE 5.1 and Molmo 2 8b share?
4 benchmarks have published results for both models. ERNIE 5.1 has 19 scored results on Noometry and Molmo 2 8b has 5.