Molmo Instruct on LiveCodeBench: score, rank and what it means
Molmo Instruct scores 57.8 on LiveCodeBench, placing it #391 of 600 models in the index. The benchmark average is 61.0 and the leader is Claude Sonnet 4.5 Reasoning at 85.1.
Score distribution
The chart shows the top 10 models on LiveCodeBench, with Molmo Instruct highlighted. Longer bars mean higher scores.
Top 10 leaderboard
| # | Model | Provider | Context | Input / 1M | Avg score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claude Sonnet 4.5 Reasoning | Anthropic | 400000 | $19.48 | 87.7 |
| 2 | Grok 4 Reasoning | xAI | 2000000 | $19.67 | 87.8 |
| 3 | Claude Opus 4.5 | Anthropic | 400000 | $19.42 | 87.7 |
| 4 | GPT-5.2 Max | OpenAI | 1000000 | $21.39 | 89.2 |
| 5 | Grok 4 Turbo | xAI | 1000000 | $19.21 | 86.7 |
| 6 | GPT-5.1 Turbo | OpenAI | 2000000 | $19.19 | 86.1 |
| 7 | GPT-5.2 Pro | OpenAI | 2000000 | $21.32 | 89.6 |
| 8 | GPT-5.2 Reasoning | OpenAI | 1000000 | $20.98 | 87.5 |
| 9 | Claude Opus 4.5 Pro | Anthropic | 200000 | $20.98 | 89.1 |
| 10 | Gemini 3 Pro Max | Google DeepMind | 2000000 | $20.57 | 87.9 |
What this score means
On LiveCodeBench, Molmo Instruct sits at #391 of 600. The leader, Claude Sonnet 4.5 Reasoning, scores 85.1, so the gap to the top is 27.3 points. The median model in this index scores 64.7, which puts Molmo Instruct below the midpoint.
Allen Institute for AI models average 48.3 on this benchmark. Molmo Instruct is 9.5 points above that provider line, so it is a stronger result than the average Allen Institute for AI model.
Among open-weight models, the average is 59.1. Molmo Instruct is 1.3 points below that group. This is the more useful comparison if you are shortlisting within the same tier rather than across the whole index.
Read a 57.8 as a relative signal, not an absolute guarantee. Benchmark scores depend on prompt format, evaluation harness and contamination controls. Use this page to narrow the shortlist, then test the model on your own data.
Price context
At $2.53 per million input tokens, Molmo Instruct is below the median input price of $4.00 across the 600 models scored on LiveCodeBench. The models immediately around it in the ranking are shown below so you can compare score and price together.
| Model | Provider | Context | Input / 1M | Avg score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reka Flash Mini | Reka AI | 16384 | $5.77 | 65.5 |
| Sonar Pro Nano | Perplexity | 32768 | $5.50 | 66.1 |
| OLMo 2 Base | Allen Institute for AI | 65536 | $2.39 | 67.4 |
| Doubao 1.5 Pro Nano | ByteDance | 16384 | $5.78 | 66.6 |
| Molmo Instruct | Allen Institute for AI | 32768 | $2.53 | 68.3 |
| Grok 3 Nano | xAI | 8192 | $7.12 | 67.8 |
| Firesearch | Fireworks AI | 32768 | $7.03 | 68.5 |
Other benchmarks for Molmo Instruct
| Benchmark | Score | Rank | Percentile | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU-Pro | 74.7 | 341 | 43th | |
| GPQA Diamond | 61.4 | 395 | 34th | |
| SWE-bench Verified | 57.4 | 364 | 39th | |
| HumanEval | 74.6 | 351 | 42th | |
| MATH-500 | 68.5 | 393 | 35th | |
| AIME 2025 | 62.2 | 375 | 38th | |
| IFEval | 75.9 | 390 | 35th | |
| TruthfulQA | 73.6 | 364 | 39th | |
| HellaSwag | 79.5 | 387 | 36th | |
| MMMU | 65.7 | 375 | 38th | |
| Arena Elo | 1350.5 | 363 | 40th |
FAQ
What score does Molmo Instruct get on LiveCodeBench?
Molmo Instruct scores 57.8 on LiveCodeBench in this index. The benchmark average is 61.0 and the top score is 85.1.
How does Molmo Instruct rank on LiveCodeBench?
It ranks #391 of 600 models, in the 35th percentile. The leader is Claude Sonnet 4.5 Reasoning at 85.1.
Is Molmo Instruct good at LiveCodeBench?
It is below the median for this benchmark, so test it carefully before relying on it for this capability. The result should be read alongside its price and context window.
How is the LiveCodeBench score calculated?
LiveCodeBench is a coding benchmark. Scores in this index are modelled estimates on a 0–100 scale (or Elo for Arena), derived from capability tier and benchmark difficulty. They are not official leaderboard results.
What does Molmo Instruct cost?
Molmo Instruct costs $2.53 per million input tokens and $9.23 per million output tokens.