Model comparison
Gemma 2 27B vs Grok 4.1
Grok 4.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 2 27B scores higher in 1 category and Grok 4.1 in 7 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Grok 4.1 leads 38.9 to 10.7.
- Gemma 2 27B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemma 2 27B | Grok 4.1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | |
| Noometry Index | 29.4 | 41.5 |
| Released | 2024-06-24 | 2025-11-17 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 8K | — |
| Max output | 2K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.65 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.65 | — |
| Results tracked | 34 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Gemma 2 27B: 34.1 (#246), Grok 4.1: 33.7 (#253)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1211 | 1445 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1214 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 42.8% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 36% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 52.5% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 2 27B: —, Grok 4.1: 34.1 (#49)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Cybench | — | 39% |
Reasoning Grok 4.1 leads
Gemma 2 27B: 15.3 (#315), Grok 4.1: 29.5 (#91)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1198 | 1435 |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 28.1% | — |
| DTBench | 48% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 47.9% | — |
| LMCA | 7.1% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 122.08 | — |
| LiveBench | 38.2% | — |
Math Grok 4.1 leads
Gemma 2 27B: 10.7 (#311), Grok 4.1: 38.9 (#120)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1212 | 1422 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.4% | — |
| LiveBench Math | 26.5% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 27.9% | — |
Knowledge Grok 4.1 leads
Gemma 2 27B: 19.0 (#280), Grok 4.1: 39.5 (#133)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1172 | 1417 |
| GPQA Diamond | 36.5% | — |
| Confabulations | 27.1% | — |
| MMLU | 75.7% | — |
Multilingual Grok 4.1 leads
Gemma 2 27B: 38.6 (#226), Grok 4.1: 53.4 (#68)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1217 | 1425 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1221 | 1465 |
| LMArena French | 1247 | 1448 |
| LMArena German | 1209 | 1446 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1175 | 1397 |
| LMArena Korean | 1174 | 1407 |
| LMArena Russian | 1234 | 1434 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1228 | 1438 |
Instruction Following Grok 4.1 leads
Gemma 2 27B: 60.5 (#249), Grok 4.1: 73.8 (#111)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1206 | 1400 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 58.1% | — |
Long Context Grok 4.1 leads
Gemma 2 27B: 37.3 (#218), Grok 4.1: 43.2 (#100)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1231 | 1416 |
Writing & Preference Grok 4.1 leads
Gemma 2 27B: 44.2 (#225), Grok 4.1: 62.4 (#75)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1231 | 1437 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1241 | 1411 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1224 | 1437 |
| LiveBench Language | 32.6% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 2 27B better than Grok 4.1?
Grok 4.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 2 27B or Grok 4.1 better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (34.1 vs 33.7); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 2 27B and Grok 4.1 share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2 27B has 34 scored results on Noometry and Grok 4.1 has 19.