In recent years, polar magnets
M2Mo
3O
8 (
M: 3d transition metal) have emerged as a research focus in condensed matter physics and materials science due to their unique crystal structures, multiple continuous magnetoelectric-coupled state transitions, and potential applications. Notably, Co
2Mo
3O
8 exhibits a significant second-order nonlinear magnetoelectric coupling effect in its ground state, corresponding to a unique microscopic magnetoelectric coupling mechanism and practical value. In this work, based on a molecular field phenomenological model, two distinct antiferromagnetic sublattices for the Co
2Mo
3O
8 system constructed and the temperature-dependent variations of its spontaneous magnetic moment, spin-induced ferroelectric polarization, first-order linear magnetoelectric coupling coefficient, and second-order nonlinear magnetoelectric coupling coefficient are presented. Particularly, the parameters
t = –1 and
o = –0.96 indicate distinct exchange energies between the magnetic sublattices associated with tetrahedron (Co
t) and octahedron (Co
o). The Co
2+ ions in these two sublattices, which are characterized by different molecular field coefficients, synergistically mediate a spin-induced spontaneous polarization of
PS ~ 0.12 μC/cm
2 through the exchange striction mechanism and p-d hybridization mechanism in Co
2Mo
3O
8. In addition, the significant second-order magnetoelectric coupling effect with a coefficient peaking at 7 × 10
–18 s/A near the
TN in Co
2Mo
3O
8, with this coefficient being significantly larger than those of isostructural Fe
2Mo
3O
8 (1
.81 × 10
–28 s/A) and Mn
2Mo
3O
8, implies that this enhancement primarily arises from the weaker inter-sublattice antiferromagnetic exchange between its two sublattices, leading to a stabilizes metastable spin configuration. This also indicates that the Co
2Mo
3O
8 system possesses stronger irreversibility stability and exhibits a pronounced magnetoelectric diode effect, providing a solid theoretical and computational foundation for developing magnetoelectric diodes.