Molmo learns to point and act

Allen Institute (AI2) · 5 months ago · 43

Researchers at AI2 released MolmoPoint, a vision-language model that points by selecting directly from visual inputs rather than generating text coordinates, achieving state-of-the-art results on pointing and tracking benchmarks among open models. The model demonstrated significant improvements in training efficiency and end-task performance, particularly for high-resolution images and cluttered user interfaces. AI2 also released MolmoWeb, a suite of web agents that navigate websites and complete tasks using only screenshots and mouse/keyboard controls, outperforming comparable open models and matching larger proprietary systems like GPT-4o.