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Molmo 2 8B vs GPT-5.2-Codex

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Molmo 2 8B wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens

GPT-5.2-Codex wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Has reasoning mode
  • Supports tool calls
Price Advantage
Molmo 2 8B
Benchmark Advantage
GPT-5.2-Codex
Context Window
GPT-5.2-Codex
Speed
GPT-5.2-Codex

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureMolmo 2 8BGPT-5.2-Codex
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyMolmo 2 8BGPT-5.2-Codex
LicenseOpen SourceProprietary
AuthorAllenaiOpenAI
ReleasedJan 2026Jan 2026

Molmo 2 8B Modalities

Input
textimagevideo
Output
text

GPT-5.2-Codex Modalities

Input
textimage
Output
text

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.
GPT-5.2-Codex scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 43.0, compared to Molmo 2 8B's score of 4.4.
Molmo 2 8B has a 36,864 token context window, while GPT-5.2-Codex has a 400,000 token context window.
Molmo 2 8B supports vision. GPT-5.2-Codex supports vision.