Claude Opus 4.5 vs Molmo 7B-D
Wins 5 of 5 areas
Coding · Reasoning · Images and charts · Long documents · Following instructions
Wins 0 of 5 areas
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Claude Opus 4.5 is the stronger all-rounder.
Scores updated · 9 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the five areas where both have results. Each piece is one test, so a longer bar means more evidence; grey means the two scored within a point of each other.
- CodingWriting and fixing software20Claude Opus 4.52 of 2 tests
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking20Claude Opus 4.52 of 2 tests
- Images and chartsUnderstanding pictures, charts and video10Claude Opus 4.51 of 1 test
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts10Claude Opus 4.51 of 1 test
- Following instructionsDoing exactly what it is asked10Claude Opus 4.51 of 1 test
Images and charts, long documents and following instructions rest on a single test each.
What it costs
Prices per million tokens, roughly 750,000 words. The bars show the cost of a million tokens read plus a million written.
The biggest differences
The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.
Where Claude Opus 4.5 pulls ahead
- Graduate-level biology, physics and chemistry questionsGPQA Diamond+62.6points ahead
- Harder college exam questions with imagesMMMU-Pro+49.5points ahead
- Code for real scientific research problemsSciCode+45.9points ahead
Where Molmo 7B-D pulls ahead
No clear win on a test scored out of 100.
Every test, side by side
All 9 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
CodingClaude Opus 4.5
- Terminal-Bench HardClaude Opus 4.5 by 47470+47
- SciCodeClaude Opus 4.5 by 45.949.53.6+45.9
ReasoningClaude Opus 4.5
- GPQA DiamondClaude Opus 4.5 by 62.686.624+62.6
- Humanity's Last ExamClaude Opus 4.5 by 2530.15.1+25
Images and chartsClaude Opus 4.5
- MMMU-ProClaude Opus 4.5 by 49.57424.5+49.5
Following instructionsClaude Opus 4.5
- IFBenchClaude Opus 4.5 by 38.35819.7+38.3
Other results2 tests, not counted
Tests outside the eight areas. They are not counted above: several are summary scores built from other tests, or the same test under another name.
- τ²-Bench Telecom (AA run)Claude Opus 4.5 by 89.589.50+89.5
- AA IntelligenceClaude Opus 4.5 by 23.529.15.6+23.5
Questions people ask
Which is better, Claude Opus 4.5 or Molmo 7B-D?
Claude Opus 4.5 wins all five areas where both have results: coding, reasoning, images and charts, long documents and following instructions. Molmo 7B-D wins none.
Which is better for coding?
Claude Opus 4.5. It wins 2 of the 2 coding tests both models report; Molmo 7B-D wins none.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 9 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 7 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 2 are listed but not counted, because several are summary scores or repeat a test. Each score is the one shown on the model's own page.