Model comparison
Molmo 2 8b vs Palm 2
Molmo 2 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 30.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 4 shared benchmarks.
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)
GoogleSummary
- They share 4 benchmarks with published results for both. Molmo 2 8b scores higher in 4 categories and Palm 2 in 0 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Molmo 2 8b leads 49.4 to 25.6.
- Molmo 2 8b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Molmo 2 8b | Palm 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) | |
| Noometry Index | 39.1 | 30.0 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 5 | 10 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Molmo 2 8b: —, Palm 2: 29.0 (#311)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | — | 994 |
Reasoning Molmo 2 8b leads
Molmo 2 8b: 25.6 (#146), Palm 2: 19.1 (#271)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1287 | 1005 |
Math Not comparable
Molmo 2 8b: —, Palm 2: 30.8 (#231)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1049 |
Multimodal Not comparable
Molmo 2 8b: 30.2 (#112), Palm 2: —
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1081 | — |
Multilingual Molmo 2 8b leads
Molmo 2 8b: 42.7 (#190), Palm 2: 20.9 (#295)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1276 | 916 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 887 |
Instruction Following Molmo 2 8b leads
Molmo 2 8b: 67.0 (#201), Palm 2: 51.0 (#296)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1270 | 1010 |
Long Context Not comparable
Molmo 2 8b: —, Palm 2: 30.8 (#285)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1010 |
Writing & Preference Molmo 2 8b leads
Molmo 2 8b: 49.4 (#191), Palm 2: 25.6 (#304)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1288 | 1027 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 991 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 994 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Molmo 2 8b better than Palm 2?
Molmo 2 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 30.0 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Molmo 2 8b and Palm 2 share?
4 benchmarks have published results for both models. Molmo 2 8b has 5 scored results on Noometry and Palm 2 has 10.