Gemma 4 E4B vs Molmo2-8B
Wins 5 of 6 areas
Coding · Reasoning · Images and charts · Long documents · Following instructions
Wins 0 of 6 areas
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Gemma 4 E4B is the stronger all-rounder.
Scores updated · 13 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.
- CodingWriting and fixing software20Gemma 4 E4B2 of 2 tests
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking10Gemma 4 E4B1 of 3 tests · 2 ties
- Images and chartsUnderstanding pictures, charts and video10Gemma 4 E4B1 of 1 test
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts10Gemma 4 E4B1 of 1 test
- Following instructionsDoing exactly what it is asked10Gemma 4 E4B1 of 1 test
- FactsGetting facts right instead of making them up11Even1 each
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 Gemma 4 E4B pulls ahead
- Avoids making up answers it doesn't knowAA-Omniscience · Non-hallucination+60.2points ahead
- Follows unfamiliar, precisely checkable instructionsIFBench+17.3points ahead
- Graduate-level biology, physics and chemistry questionsGPQA Diamond+15.1points ahead
Where Molmo2-8B pulls ahead
- Answers hard knowledge questions correctlyAA-Omniscience · Accuracy+2.9points ahead
Every test, side by side
All 13 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
CodingGemma 4 E4B
- SciCodeGemma 4 E4B by 11.124.413.3+11.1
- Terminal-Bench HardGemma 4 E4B by 8.38.30+8.3
ReasoningGemma 4 E4B
- GPQA DiamondGemma 4 E4B by 15.157.642.5+15.1
- CritPttie0.60tie
- Humanity's Last Examtie3.84.3tie
FactsEven
- AA-Omniscience · Non-hallucinationGemma 4 E4B by 60.269.18.9+60.2
- AA-Omniscience · AccuracyMolmo2-8B by 2.98.611.4+2.9
Following instructionsGemma 4 E4B
- IFBenchGemma 4 E4B by 17.344.226.9+17.3
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.
- AA-OmniscienceGemma 4 E4B by 49.5-19.7-69.2+49.5
- τ²-Bench Telecom (AA run)Gemma 4 E4B by 20.820.80+20.8
- AA IntelligenceGemma 4 E4B by 3.98.95+3.9
Questions people ask
Which is better, Gemma 4 E4B or Molmo2-8B?
Gemma 4 E4B wins five of the six areas where both have results: coding, reasoning, images and charts, long documents and following instructions. Molmo2-8B wins none. They are level on facts.
Which is better for coding?
Gemma 4 E4B. It wins 2 of the 2 coding tests both models report; Molmo2-8B wins none.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 13 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 10 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.