Model comparison
Granite 4.1 8b vs Molmo 2 8b
Molmo 2 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.7 to 36.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 4 shared benchmarks.
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 4 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 4.1 8b scores higher in 1 category and Molmo 2 8b in 3 categories; one gap is clear of the uncertainty.
Side by side
| Granite 4.1 8b | Molmo 2 8b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 36.8 | 38.7 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 13 | 5 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Granite 4.1 8b: 29.9 (#291), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1190 | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1313 | — |
Reasoning Too close to call
Granite 4.1 8b: 24.6 (#142), Molmo 2 8b: 24.5 (#146)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1294 | 1288 |
Math Not comparable
Granite 4.1 8b: 33.8 (#167), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1311 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Granite 4.1 8b: 35.5 (#171), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1310 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Granite 4.1 8b: —, Molmo 2 8b: 29.5 (#106)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1081 |
Multilingual Too close to call
Granite 4.1 8b: 41.8 (#199), Molmo 2 8b: 42.8 (#186)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1261 | 1275 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1335 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1238 | — |
Instruction Following Too close to call
Granite 4.1 8b: 67.0 (#198), Molmo 2 8b: 67.2 (#196)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1268 | 1270 |
Long Context Not comparable
Granite 4.1 8b: 38.7 (#188), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1275 | — |
Writing & Preference Molmo 2 8b leads
Granite 4.1 8b: 48.3 (#199), Molmo 2 8b: 49.5 (#187)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1291 | 1288 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1249 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1269 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.1 8b better than Molmo 2 8b?
Molmo 2 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.7 to 36.8 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.1 8b and Molmo 2 8b share?
4 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.1 8b has 13 scored results on Noometry and Molmo 2 8b has 5.