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Molmo 2 8B vs GPT-5.2 Pro

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 Pro wins:

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

Pricing Comparison

Price Comparison

MetricMolmo 2 8BGPT-5.2 ProWinner
Input (per 1M tokens)$0.20$21.00 Molmo 2 8B
Output (per 1M tokens)$0.20$168.00 Molmo 2 8B
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, Molmo 2 8B is 100% cheaper overall.

Molmo 2 8B Providers

Parasail $0.20 (Cheapest)

GPT-5.2 Pro Providers

OpenAI $21.00 (Cheapest)

Benchmark Comparison

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Benchmarks Compared
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Molmo 2 8B Wins
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GPT-5.2 Pro Wins

Benchmark Scores

BenchmarkMolmo 2 8BGPT-5.2 ProWinner
Intelligence Index
Overall intelligence score
-51.2-
Coding Index
Code generation & understanding
-48.7-
Math Index
Mathematical reasoning
-99.0-
MMLU Pro
Academic knowledge
-87.4-
GPQA
Graduate-level science
-90.3-
LiveCodeBench
Competitive programming
-88.9-
GPT-5.2 Pro significantly outperforms in coding benchmarks.

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Context & Performance

Context Window

Molmo 2 8B
36,864
tokens
Max output: 36,864 tokens
GPT-5.2 Pro
400,000
tokens
Max output: 128,000 tokens
GPT-5.2 Pro has a 91% larger context window.

Speed Performance

MetricMolmo 2 8BGPT-5.2 ProWinner
Tokens/secondN/A99.2 tok/s
Time to First TokenN/A48.04s

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureMolmo 2 8BGPT-5.2 Pro
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 Pro
LicenseProprietaryProprietary
AuthorAllenaiOpenAI
ReleasedJan 2026Dec 2025

Molmo 2 8B Modalities

Input
textimagevideo
Output
text

GPT-5.2 Pro Modalities

Input
imagetextfile
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.
GPT-5.2 Pro scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 48.7, compared to Molmo 2 8B's score of N/A.
Molmo 2 8B has a 36,864 token context window, while GPT-5.2 Pro has a 400,000 token context window.
Molmo 2 8B supports vision. GPT-5.2 Pro supports vision.