Model comparison
Molmo 2 8b vs Pixtral Large
Molmo 2 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 32.2 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 1 shared benchmarks.
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)
Mistral AISummary
- They share 1 benchmark with published results for both. Molmo 2 8b scores higher in 2 categories and Pixtral Large in 1 category; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Molmo 2 8b leads 49.4 to 32.9.
Side by side
| Molmo 2 8b | Pixtral Large | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 39.1 | 32.2 |
| Released | — | 2024-11-01 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 128K |
| Max output | — | 128K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $2 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $6 |
| Results tracked | 5 | 3 |
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Category by category
Reasoning Molmo 2 8b leads
Molmo 2 8b: 25.6 (#146), Pixtral Large: 21.7 (#218)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| EnigmaEval | — | 0.8% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1287 | — |
Multimodal Too close to call
Molmo 2 8b: 30.2 (#112), Pixtral Large: 30.6 (#111)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1081 | 1089 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Molmo 2 8b: 42.7 (#190), Pixtral Large: —
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1276 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Molmo 2 8b: 67.0 (#201), Pixtral Large: —
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1270 | — |
Writing & Preference Molmo 2 8b leads
Molmo 2 8b: 49.4 (#191), Pixtral Large: 32.9 (#278)
| Benchmark | Molmo 2 8b | Pixtral Large |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1288 | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 988 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Molmo 2 8b better than Pixtral Large?
Molmo 2 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 32.2 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Molmo 2 8b and Pixtral Large share?
1 benchmark has published results for both models. Molmo 2 8b has 5 scored results on Noometry and Pixtral Large has 3.