Model comparison
GLM-5V-Turbo vs Molmo 2 8b
GLM-5V-Turbo is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 38.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 5 shared benchmarks.
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 5 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-5V-Turbo 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 GLM-5V-Turbo leads 62.6 to 49.5.
- Molmo 2 8b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| GLM-5V-Turbo | Molmo 2 8b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 43.1 | 38.7 |
| Released | 2026-04-01 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 200K | — |
| Max output | 131K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1.20 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $4 | — |
| Results tracked | 19 | 5 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
GLM-5V-Turbo: 41.8 (#105), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1400 | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1467 | — |
Reasoning GLM-5V-Turbo leads
GLM-5V-Turbo: 28.5 (#87), Molmo 2 8b: 24.5 (#146)
| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1443 | 1288 |
Math Not comparable
GLM-5V-Turbo: 36.6 (#109), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1440 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
GLM-5V-Turbo: 39.9 (#113), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1451 | — |
Multimodal GLM-5V-Turbo leads
GLM-5V-Turbo: 40.1 (#41), Molmo 2 8b: 29.5 (#106)
| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1264 | 1081 |
| LMArena Document | 1416 | — |
Multilingual GLM-5V-Turbo leads
GLM-5V-Turbo: 53.2 (#69), Molmo 2 8b: 42.8 (#186)
| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1420 | 1275 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1488 | — |
| LMArena French | 1443 | — |
| LMArena German | 1422 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1399 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1432 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1446 | — |
Instruction Following GLM-5V-Turbo leads
GLM-5V-Turbo: 75.1 (#75), Molmo 2 8b: 67.2 (#196)
| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1422 | 1270 |
Long Context Not comparable
GLM-5V-Turbo: 44.0 (#76), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1439 | — |
Writing & Preference GLM-5V-Turbo leads
GLM-5V-Turbo: 62.6 (#69), Molmo 2 8b: 49.5 (#187)
| Benchmark | GLM-5V-Turbo | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1437 | 1288 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1414 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1432 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is GLM-5V-Turbo better than Molmo 2 8b?
GLM-5V-Turbo is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 38.7 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do GLM-5V-Turbo and Molmo 2 8b share?
5 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-5V-Turbo has 19 scored results on Noometry and Molmo 2 8b has 5.