Molmo2 8B
Dec 2025
Molmo2 8BCompare inon
Molmo2 8B measured on 2 of 15 Vision & Documents benchmarks2
BenchmarkByScoreRank
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self-host onlyprice
—output speed?
37Kcontext
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
BetterGPT-6 Lunalow×2—$0.005Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3
OpenGemma 4 12Bthinking+86%—$0.10 / $0.30Memory (4-bit): 4.3 GB → 6 GBBetterGemma 4 E4BthinkingOpen+37%—$0.008BetterGPT-5.6 Lunalow+98%—$0.01
BetterMinistral 3 8B 2512Open+23%—$0.011Memory (4-bit): 4.3 GB → 4.5 GBModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
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ModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
GPT-6 Lunalow×2—$0.005Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3Gemma 4 E4BthinkingOpen+37%—$0.008GPT-5.6 Lunalow+98%—$0.01Ministral 3 8B 2512Open+23%—$0.011Memory (4-bit): 4.3 GB → 4.5 GBMistral Small 4thinkingOpen+52%—$0.015Memory (4-bit): 4.3 GB → 72 GBModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
Gemma 4 12BthinkingOpen+86%—$0.10 / $0.30Memory (4-bit): 4.3 GB → 6 GB
Qwen 3.5 9BthinkingOpen+85%—$0.21Memory (4-bit): 4.3 GB → 4.8 GBQwen3.5 4BthinkingOpen+75%—$0.03 / $0.15
Step3 VL 10BOpen+71%——Memory (4-bit): 4.3 GB → 5.1 GBSApriel v1.5 15B ThinkerOpen+52%——Memory (4-bit): 4.3 GB → 7.4 GBRun it yourself
estimateFits on✓ 8 GB (phone, laptop) · compressed✓ 16 GB · 8-bit✓ 24 GB GPU · full quality✓ 48 GB GPU · full quality✓ 80 GB GPU · full quality
LicenceApache-2.0free for commercial use
Benchmarks
in Vision & DocumentsMMMU-Pro (vision)37.5#124
FAQ
How much does Molmo2 8B cost?›
There is no per-unit API price: self-host only.
Is Molmo2 8B free to use?›
There is no free API. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is Molmo2 8B, and what is it best at?›
#298 of 334 in Chat & Knowledge, #210 of 239 in Coding, #229 of 242 in Agents & Tool Use, #218 of 245 in Writing & Language, #121 of 124 in Vision & Documents.
Is Molmo2 8B better than MiniCPM-V 4.6 1.3B?›
On MMMU-Pro (vision), Molmo2 8B scores 37.5 vs 37.9 — about the same.
What is the context window of Molmo2 8B?›
37K tokens.
When was Molmo2 8B released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2025-12-11. It is the current version in its line.
Is Molmo2 8B open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (Apache-2.0 licence).
Can I run Molmo2 8B locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
Can Molmo2 8B read images?›
It accepts text and video as input.
What is Molmo2 8B?›
Molmo2 8B is an open-weights language model from Allen Institute for AI, released Dec 2025.
What are the best alternatives to Molmo2 8B?›
GPT-6 Luna (better), Gemma 4 12B (open weights).