Model comparison
Gemma 2 27B vs Granite 4.2 3b
Granite 4.2 3b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.4 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 2 27B scores higher in 0 categories and Granite 4.2 3b in 7 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Granite 4.2 3b leads 36.3 to 19.0.
Side by side
| Gemma 2 27B | Granite 4.2 3b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | |
| Noometry Index | 29.4 | 39.4 |
| Released | 2024-06-24 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 8K | — |
| Max output | 2K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.65 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.65 | — |
| Results tracked | 34 | 11 |
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Category by category
Coding Granite 4.2 3b leads
Gemma 2 27B: 34.1 (#246), Granite 4.2 3b: 40.0 (#151)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1211 | 1361 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 42.8% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 36% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 52.5% | — |
Reasoning Granite 4.2 3b leads
Gemma 2 27B: 15.3 (#315), Granite 4.2 3b: 26.0 (#138)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1198 | 1306 |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 28.1% | — |
| DTBench | 48% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 47.9% | — |
| LMCA | 7.1% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 122.08 | — |
| LiveBench | 38.2% | — |
Math Not comparable
Gemma 2 27B: 10.7 (#311), Granite 4.2 3b: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.4% | — |
| LiveBench Math | 26.5% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1212 | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 27.9% | — |
Knowledge Granite 4.2 3b leads
Gemma 2 27B: 19.0 (#280), Granite 4.2 3b: 36.3 (#171)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1172 | 1315 |
| GPQA Diamond | 36.5% | — |
| Confabulations | 27.1% | — |
| MMLU | 75.7% | — |
Multilingual Granite 4.2 3b leads
Gemma 2 27B: 38.6 (#226), Granite 4.2 3b: 42.1 (#198)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1217 | 1268 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1221 | 1269 |
| LMArena Russian | 1234 | 1249 |
| LMArena French | 1247 | — |
| LMArena German | 1209 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1175 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1174 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1228 | — |
Instruction Following Granite 4.2 3b leads
Gemma 2 27B: 60.5 (#249), Granite 4.2 3b: 67.1 (#200)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1206 | 1273 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 58.1% | — |
Long Context Granite 4.2 3b leads
Gemma 2 27B: 37.3 (#218), Granite 4.2 3b: 39.2 (#185)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1231 | 1291 |
Writing & Preference Granite 4.2 3b leads
Gemma 2 27B: 44.2 (#225), Granite 4.2 3b: 47.2 (#212)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1231 | 1293 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1241 | 1205 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1224 | 1290 |
| LiveBench Language | 32.6% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 2 27B better than Granite 4.2 3b?
Granite 4.2 3b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.4 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 2 27B or Granite 4.2 3b better for coding?
Granite 4.2 3b scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.0 versus 34.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 2 27B and Granite 4.2 3b share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2 27B has 34 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.2 3b has 11.