Model comparison
Gemini 1.0 Pro vs Gemma 2 27B
Gemma 2 27B is the stronger model overall, scoring 29.4 to 27.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 22 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 22 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 1.0 Pro scores higher in 1 category and Gemma 2 27B in 7 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Gemma 2 27B leads 44.2 to 36.0.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is MATH Level 5: 11.2% for Gemini 1.0 Pro and 27.9% for Gemma 2 27B.
- Gemma 2 27B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemma 2 27B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | ||
| Noometry Index | 27.3 | 29.4 |
| Released | 2023-12-13 | 2024-06-24 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 8K |
| Max output | — | 2K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.65 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.65 |
| Results tracked | 24 | 34 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemma 2 27B leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 32.2 (#275), Gemma 2 27B: 34.1 (#246)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemma 2 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1108 | 1211 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 42.8% |
| LiveBench Coding | — | 36% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 52.5% |
| HumanEval+ | 55.5% | — |
| MBPP+ | 61.4% | — |
Reasoning Gemini 1.0 Pro leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 17.1 (#296), Gemma 2 27B: 15.3 (#315)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemma 2 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1109 | 1198 |
| DTBench | 45.9% | 48% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 117.04 | 122.08 |
| LiveBench Reasoning | — | 28.1% |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | — | 47.9% |
| LMCA | — | 7.1% |
| LiveBench | — | 38.2% |
Math Gemma 2 27B leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 9.3 (#321), Gemma 2 27B: 10.7 (#311)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemma 2 27B |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.1% | 1.4% |
| LMArena Math | 1132 | 1212 |
| MATH Level 5 | 11.2% | 27.9% |
| LiveBench Math | — | 26.5% |
Knowledge Gemma 2 27B leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 15.6 (#291), Gemma 2 27B: 19.0 (#280)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemma 2 27B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 34% | 36.5% |
| LMArena Expert | 1059 | 1172 |
| MMLU | 70% | 75.7% |
| Confabulations | — | 27.1% |
Multilingual Gemma 2 27B leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 33.4 (#252), Gemma 2 27B: 38.6 (#226)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemma 2 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1138 | 1217 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1124 | 1221 |
| LMArena French | 1145 | 1247 |
| LMArena German | 1125 | 1209 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1023 | 1175 |
| LMArena Russian | 1186 | 1234 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1119 | 1228 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1174 |
Instruction Following Gemma 2 27B leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 57.6 (#267), Gemma 2 27B: 60.5 (#249)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemma 2 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1114 | 1206 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 58.1% |
Long Context Gemma 2 27B leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 34.3 (#249), Gemma 2 27B: 37.3 (#218)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemma 2 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1132 | 1231 |
Writing & Preference Gemma 2 27B leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 36.0 (#264), Gemma 2 27B: 44.2 (#225)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemma 2 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1149 | 1231 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1131 | 1241 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1139 | 1224 |
| LiveBench Language | — | 32.6% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 1.0 Pro better than Gemma 2 27B?
Gemma 2 27B is the stronger model overall, scoring 29.4 to 27.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 1.0 Pro or Gemma 2 27B better for coding?
Gemma 2 27B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 34.1 versus 32.2 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 1.0 Pro and Gemma 2 27B share?
22 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 1.0 Pro has 24 scored results on Noometry and Gemma 2 27B has 34.