Molmo 7B-D
Analysis Summary
Molmo 7B-D is an open vision-language model released in 2024, with low scores across reasoning, coding, and instruction-following benchmarks relative to current standards.
It may still be useful for basic image-description or captioning tasks in research or hobbyist settings, but it is not suited to serious business reasoning, coding, or content generation needs.
Its main advantage is being open and freely deployable, which may appeal to teams experimenting with multimodal capabilities on a budget.
Assessed July 29, 2026
Editorial notes
Molmo 7B-D from Allen Institute for AI is an older open vision-language model with limited reasoning and coding capability.
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DFO Verdict
Molmo 7B-D from Allen Institute for AI is an older open vision-language model with limited reasoning and coding capability.
Benchmark scores
Magenta = intelligence · Ink = technical/agentic · Cyan = content & long-context · Grey = community benchmarks. Data: Artificial Analysis, Hugging Face.
3.8 Intelligence Index
How Molmo 7B-D compares
Molmo 7B-D ranks #355 of 401 AI models we track for overall intelligence. Molmo 7B-D is currently free to use via OpenRouter.
Dark bar = input · light bar = output, scaled to the priciest peer.
1M tokens ≈ 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.
Strongest on content. The pulled-in value corner is the trade-off, and if the shape matters more than the price, this is your model.
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Frequently asked questions about Molmo 7B-D
How much does Molmo 7B-D cost?
Molmo 7B-D is currently available for free via OpenRouter.
Who created Molmo 7B-D?
Molmo 7B-D is developed by Allen Institute For AI and was released on September 25, 2024.
