Model comparison
Molmo 2 8b vs Nemotron 3 Super
Nemotron 3 Super is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.1 to 39.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 4 shared benchmarks.
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)
NVIDIASummary
- They share 4 benchmarks with published results for both. Molmo 2 8b scores higher in 1 category and Nemotron 3 Super in 3 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Molmo 2 8b leads 25.6 to 18.7.
Side by side
| Molmo 2 8b | Nemotron 3 Super | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 39.1 | 40.1 |
| Released | — | 2026-03-11 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.08 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.45 |
| Results tracked | 5 | 21 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Molmo 2 8b: —, Nemotron 3 Super: 39.4 (#158)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 36% |
| WeirdML | — | 38% |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1403 |
| ALE-Bench | — | 213.9 |
Reasoning Molmo 2 8b leads
Molmo 2 8b: 25.6 (#146), Nemotron 3 Super: 18.7 (#276)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1287 | 1386 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 15.4% |
| CritPt | — | 3.1% |
Math Not comparable
Molmo 2 8b: —, Nemotron 3 Super: 39.6 (#101)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 60.4% |
| LMArena Math | — | 1380 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Molmo 2 8b: —, Nemotron 3 Super: 38.9 (#139)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | — | 1398 |
Multimodal Not comparable
Molmo 2 8b: 30.2 (#112), Nemotron 3 Super: —
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1081 | — |
Multilingual Nemotron 3 Super leads
Molmo 2 8b: 42.7 (#190), Nemotron 3 Super: 48.4 (#144)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1276 | 1355 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1432 |
| LMArena French | — | 1405 |
| LMArena German | — | 1341 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1336 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1417 |
Instruction Following Nemotron 3 Super leads
Molmo 2 8b: 67.0 (#201), Nemotron 3 Super: 71.2 (#154)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1270 | 1347 |
Long Context Not comparable
Molmo 2 8b: —, Nemotron 3 Super: 41.5 (#139)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1362 |
Writing & Preference Nemotron 3 Super leads
Molmo 2 8b: 49.4 (#191), Nemotron 3 Super: 55.9 (#140)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Nemotron 3 Super |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1288 | 1378 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1317 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1369 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Molmo 2 8b better than Nemotron 3 Super?
Nemotron 3 Super is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.1 to 39.1 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Molmo 2 8b and Nemotron 3 Super share?
4 benchmarks have published results for both models. Molmo 2 8b has 5 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 3 Super has 21.