Gemini 2.5 Pro vs Molmo2-8B
Wins 6 of 6 areas
Coding · Reasoning · Facts · Images and charts · Long documents · Following instructions
Wins 0 of 6 areas
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Gemini 2.5 Pro is the stronger all-rounder.
Scores updated · 14 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the six 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.
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking30Gemini 2.5 Pro3 of 3 tests
- CodingWriting and fixing software20Gemini 2.5 Pro2 of 2 tests
- Images and chartsUnderstanding pictures, charts and video20Gemini 2.5 Pro2 of 2 tests
- FactsGetting facts right instead of making them up10Gemini 2.5 Pro1 of 2 tests · 1 tie
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts10Gemini 2.5 Pro1 of 1 test
- Following instructionsDoing exactly what it is asked10Gemini 2.5 Pro1 of 1 test
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 Gemini 2.5 Pro pulls ahead
- Graduate-level biology, physics and chemistry questionsGPQA Diamond+41.1points ahead
- Harder college exam questions with imagesMMMU-Pro+37.4points ahead
- Code for real scientific research problemsSciCode+33points ahead
Where Molmo2-8B pulls ahead
No clear win on a test scored out of 100.
Every test, side by side
All 14 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
CodingGemini 2.5 Pro
- SciCodeGemini 2.5 Pro by 3346.313.3+33
- Terminal-Bench HardGemini 2.5 Pro by 26.526.50+26.5
ReasoningGemini 2.5 Pro
- GPQA DiamondGemini 2.5 Pro by 41.183.642.5+41.1
- Humanity's Last ExamGemini 2.5 Pro by 13.7184.3+13.7
- CritPtGemini 2.5 Pro by 2.62.60+2.6
FactsGemini 2.5 Pro
- AA-Omniscience · AccuracyGemini 2.5 Pro by 27.63911.4+27.6
- AA-Omniscience · Non-hallucinationtie9.18.9tie
Images and chartsGemini 2.5 Pro
- MMMU-ProGemini 2.5 Pro by 37.474.937.5+37.4
- OCRBenchv2Gemini 2.5 Pro by 14.659.344.7+14.6
Following instructionsGemini 2.5 Pro
- IFBenchGemini 2.5 Pro by 21.848.726.9+21.8
Other results3 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)Gemini 2.5 Pro by 54.154.10+54.1
- AA-OmniscienceGemini 2.5 Pro by 52.9-16.4-69.2+52.9
- AA IntelligenceGemini 2.5 Pro by 10155+10
Questions people ask
Which is better, Gemini 2.5 Pro or Molmo2-8B?
Gemini 2.5 Pro wins all six areas where both have results: coding, reasoning, facts, images and charts, long documents and following instructions. Molmo2-8B wins none.
Which is better for coding?
Gemini 2.5 Pro. It wins 2 of the 2 coding tests both models report; Molmo2-8B wins none.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 14 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 11 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 3 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.