Model comparison
Granite 4.2 8B vs Molmo 2 8b
Granite 4.2 8B is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.0 to 38.7 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 4.2 8B scores higher in 4 categories and Molmo 2 8b in 0 categories; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
Side by side
| Granite 4.2 8B | Molmo 2 8b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 40.0 | 38.7 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 131K | — |
| Max output | 118K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.06 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.25 | — |
| Results tracked | 11 | 5 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Granite 4.2 8B: 39.9 (#138), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1379 | — |
Reasoning Too close to call
Granite 4.2 8B: 25.5 (#130), Molmo 2 8b: 24.5 (#146)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1327 | 1288 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Granite 4.2 8B: 37.7 (#144), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1380 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Granite 4.2 8B: —, Molmo 2 8b: 29.5 (#106)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1081 |
Multilingual Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 44.5 (#173), Molmo 2 8b: 42.8 (#186)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1299 | 1275 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1361 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1283 | — |
Instruction Following Granite 4.2 8B leads
Granite 4.2 8B: 68.7 (#183), Molmo 2 8b: 67.2 (#196)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1298 | 1270 |
Long Context Not comparable
Granite 4.2 8B: 40.2 (#154), Molmo 2 8b: —
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1323 | — |
Writing & Preference Too close to call
Granite 4.2 8B: 49.8 (#183), Molmo 2 8b: 49.5 (#187)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.2 8B | Molmo 2 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1319 | 1288 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1238 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1299 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.2 8B better than Molmo 2 8b?
Granite 4.2 8B is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.0 to 38.7 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.2 8B and Molmo 2 8b share?
4 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.2 8B has 11 scored results on Noometry and Molmo 2 8b has 5.