Molmo2-8B is an open vision-language model developed by the Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) as part of the Molmo2 family, supporting image, video, and multi-image understanding and grounding. It is based on Qwen3-8B and uses SigLIP 2 as its vi…
Model details →AllenAI: Molmo2 8B vs Google: Gemma 3 12B (free)
Google: Gemma 3 12B (free) wins on 2 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
Gemma 3 introduces multimodality, supporting vision-language input and text outputs. It handles context windows up to 128k tokens, understands over 140 languages, and offers improved math, reasoning, and chat capabilities, including structu…
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | AllenAI: Molmo2 8B | Google: Gemma 3 12B (free) | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 37K | 33K | 🏆 AllenAI: Molmo2 8B |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.20 | $0.00 | 🏆 Google: Gemma 3 12B (free) |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $0.20 | $0.00 | 🏆 Google: Gemma 3 12B (free) |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | — | — | Tie |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | — | — | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is AllenAI: Molmo2 8B better than Google: Gemma 3 12B (free)?
Google: Gemma 3 12B (free) wins on 2 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between AllenAI: Molmo2 8B and Google: Gemma 3 12B (free)?
Input: $0.20 vs $0.00 per 1M tokens. Output: $0.20 vs $0.00 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do AllenAI: Molmo2 8B and Google: Gemma 3 12B (free) support?
AllenAI: Molmo2 8B supports up to 37K tokens. Google: Gemma 3 12B (free) supports up to 33K tokens.
Do both AllenAI: Molmo2 8B and Google: Gemma 3 12B (free) support tool calling?
AllenAI: Molmo2 8B: not advertised. Google: Gemma 3 12B (free): not advertised.