Molmo 72B (0924)
Ai2OpenApache 2.0
Molmo 72B (0924) is a vision-language model from Ai2. It ranks 145 of 167 on LMArena’s overall vision board with 1012±13 from 3,048 votes. License: Apache 2.0.
Key figures
- Developer
- Ai2
- License
- Apache 2.0
- First seen (our snapshots)
- 2026-10-26
No data: OCR, Diagrams, Homework, Captioning, Entity recognition, Creative writing, Humor.
Who it suits
- Overall #145 of 167: lower half; consider it mainly for cost or deployment reasons.
- Open weights (Apache 2.0): you can self-host it.
Neighbours on the overall board
| # | Model | Score | Votes | License | Δ vs this model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 142 | SStep-1V 32K StepFun | 1046 | 1,534 | Proprietary | +34 |
| 143 |  Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B (001) Google | 1044 | 6,243 | Proprietary | +32 |
| 144 |  Claude 3 Opus (20240229) Anthropic | 1023 | 15,565 | Proprietary | +11 |
| 145 | Molmo 72B (0924) Ai2 | 1012 | 3,048 | Apache 2.0 | |
| 146 |  Pixtral 12B (2409) Mistral | 1009 | 7,511 | Apache 2.0 | -3 |
| 147 | Gemini 1.5 Flash (001) Google | 1008 | 13,260 | Proprietary | -4 |
| 148 | OInternVL2 26B OpenGVLab | 1005 | 5,148 | MIT | -7 |
Alternatives · More from Ai2
| # | Model | Score | Votes | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 136 | Molmo 2 8B Ai2 | 1081 | 1,190 | Apache 2.0 |
| 158 | Molmo 7B-D (0924) Ai2 | 959 | 2,815 | Apache 2.0 |
Alternatives · Top open-weight models
| # | Model | Score | Votes | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 |  GLM-5.3-Flash Z.ai | 1294 | 16,254 | MIT |
| 34 |  Kimi K2.6 Moonshot AI | 1282 | 16,368 | Modified MIT |
| 38 |  DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-20260910 (Max) DeepSeek | 1278 | 4,100 | MIT |
| 39 | Gemma 4 31B Google | 1276 | 40,219 | Apache 2.0 |
| 44 |  Qwen3.8-27B Alibaba | 1269 | 7,614 | Apache 2.0 |
How to read these scores
- If two scores differ by less than their ± intervals, the models are statistically close.
- Each category board is computed independently; do not compare scores across categories.
- Models with few votes move more; ranks of new entries may change.
FAQ
Where does Molmo 72B (0924) rank among vision models?
Overall rank 145 (1012); English rank 144 (1045); Chinese rank 124 (936) (LMArena, data as of Oct 26, 2026).
How good is Molmo 72B (0924) at OCR?
Molmo 72B (0924) is not on LMArena’s OCR board yet, so there is no score to cite.
Is Molmo 72B (0924) better with Chinese or English prompts?
Chinese board: #124 of 128 (936); English board: #144 of 167 (1045). The boards are computed separately, so compare ranks rather than scores.
Is Molmo 72B (0924) open-weight?
LMArena lists its license as Apache 2.0, not proprietary; check the license text for commercial use.
How far is Molmo 72B (0924) from #1?
#1 overall is Claude Fable 5 (High) (1325); Molmo 72B (0924) has 1012, 313 points behind.
Sources
LMArena data published Oct 19, 2026.
Synced here Oct 26, 2026.
Price, context length and release date have no reliable public data here and are not shown; all figures come from snapshots, blanks are –.