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Molmo 2 8B vs Gemini 3 Pro Preview

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Molmo 2 8B wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens

Gemini 3 Pro Preview wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
  • Has reasoning mode
  • Supports tool calls
Price Advantage
Molmo 2 8B
Benchmark Advantage
Gemini 3 Pro Preview
Context Window
Gemini 3 Pro Preview
Speed
Gemini 3 Pro Preview

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureMolmo 2 8BGemini 3 Pro Preview
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyMolmo 2 8BGemini 3 Pro Preview
LicenseOpen SourceProprietary
AuthorAllenaiGoogle
ReleasedJan 2026Nov 2025

Molmo 2 8B Modalities

Input
textimagevideo
Output
text

Gemini 3 Pro Preview Modalities

Input
textimagefileaudiovideo
Output
text

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Frequently Asked Questions

Molmo 2 8B has cheaper input pricing at $0.20/M tokens. Molmo 2 8B has cheaper output pricing at $0.20/M tokens.
Gemini 3 Pro Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 46.5, compared to Molmo 2 8B's score of 4.4.
Molmo 2 8B has a 36,864 token context window, while Gemini 3 Pro Preview has a 1,048,576 token context window.
Molmo 2 8B supports vision. Gemini 3 Pro Preview supports vision.

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