Model comparison
Gemini 4 Argon vs Molmo 2 8b
Gemini 4 Argon is the stronger model overall, scoring 56.5 to 39.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 4 shared benchmarks.
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Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 4 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 4 Argon scores higher in 5 categories and Molmo 2 8b in 0 categories; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Gemini 4 Argon leads 71.4 to 49.4.
- Molmo 2 8b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 4 Argon | Molmo 2 8b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) | |
| Noometry Index | 56.5 | 39.1 |
| Released | 2026-09-30 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 21 | 5 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Gemini 4 Argon: 62.0 (#9), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1678 | — |
| FrontierSWE | 55% | — |
| SciCode | 61.8% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1550 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemini 4 Argon: 49.2 (#8), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 82.2% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 13,718 | — |
Reasoning Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 44.2 (#47), Molmo 2 8b: 25.6 (#146)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1548 | 1287 |
| CritPt | 27.1% | — |
Math Not comparable
Gemini 4 Argon: 73.9 (#17), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| ProofBench | 99% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1536 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Gemini 4 Argon: 43.9 (#89), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1553 | — |
Multimodal Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 46.5 (#14), Molmo 2 8b: 30.2 (#112)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1081 |
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | 54.4% | — |
Multilingual Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 60.3 (#1), Molmo 2 8b: 42.7 (#190)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1523 | 1276 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1610 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1537 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1497 | — |
Instruction Following Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 80.1 (#2), Molmo 2 8b: 67.0 (#201)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1538 | 1270 |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemini 4 Argon: 47.6 (#15), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1549 | — |
Writing & Preference Gemini 4 Argon leads
Gemini 4 Argon: 71.4 (#19), Molmo 2 8b: 49.4 (#191)
| Benchmark | Gemini 4 Argon | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1534 | 1288 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1531 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1557 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 4 Argon better than Molmo 2 8b?
Gemini 4 Argon is the stronger model overall, scoring 56.5 to 39.1 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 4 Argon and Molmo 2 8b share?
4 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 4 Argon has 21 scored results on Noometry and Molmo 2 8b has 5.