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Model comparison

Gemma 2 27B vs Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent

Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.2 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index. Gemma 2 27B costs 2.4× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.

Gemma 2 27B Google

29.4

Rank #312 Confirmed

Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent xAI

46.2

Rank #65 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 2 27B scores higher in 0 categories and Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in math, where Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads 39.4 to 10.7.
  • Gemma 2 27B is cheaper at $0.65 / $0.65 per million input/output tokens, against $1.25 / $2.50 for Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent.
  • Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 8K.
  • Gemma 2 27B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

Gemma 2 27BGrok 4.20 Multi-Agent
ProviderGooglexAI
Noometry Index29.446.2
Released2024-06-242026-03-09
WeightsOpenProprietary
Context window8K1M
Max output2K30K
Input $ / M tokens$0.65$1.25
Output $ / M tokens$0.65$2.50
Results tracked3420

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Category by category

Coding Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads

Gemma 2 27B: 34.1 (#246), Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 43.0 (#92)

BenchmarkGemma 2 27BGrok 4.20 Multi-Agent
LMArena Coding12111457
BigCodeBench Instruct42.8%—
LiveBench Coding36%—
BigCodeBench Complete52.5%—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

Gemma 2 27B: —, Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: —

BenchmarkGemma 2 27BGrok 4.20 Multi-Agent
LMArena Search—1204

Reasoning Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads

Gemma 2 27B: 15.3 (#315), Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 43.9 (#48)

BenchmarkGemma 2 27BGrok 4.20 Multi-Agent
LMArena Hard Prompts11981448
NYT Connections (extended)—89.6%
LiveBench Reasoning28.1%—
DTBench48%—
LiveBench Data Analysis47.9%—
LMCA7.1%—
Epoch Capabilities Index122.08—
LiveBench38.2%—

Math Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads

Gemma 2 27B: 10.7 (#311), Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 39.4 (#104)

BenchmarkGemma 2 27BGrok 4.20 Multi-Agent
LMArena Math12121442
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-20251.4%—
LiveBench Math26.5%—
MATH Level 527.9%—

Knowledge Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads

Gemma 2 27B: 19.0 (#280), Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 40.4 (#119)

BenchmarkGemma 2 27BGrok 4.20 Multi-Agent
LMArena Expert11721445
GPQA Diamond36.5%—
Confabulations27.1%—
MMLU75.7%—

Multimodal Not comparable

Gemma 2 27B: —, Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 40.5 (#48)

BenchmarkGemma 2 27BGrok 4.20 Multi-Agent
LMArena Vision—1259

Multilingual Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads

Gemma 2 27B: 38.6 (#226), Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 54.4 (#43)

BenchmarkGemma 2 27BGrok 4.20 Multi-Agent
LMArena Non-English12171440
LMArena Chinese12211475
LMArena French12471466
LMArena German12091456
LMArena Japanese11751405
LMArena Korean11741416
LMArena Russian12341457
LMArena Spanish12281447

Instruction Following Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads

Gemma 2 27B: 60.5 (#249), Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 74.8 (#84)

BenchmarkGemma 2 27BGrok 4.20 Multi-Agent
LMArena Instruction Following12061420
LiveBench Instruction Following58.1%—

Long Context Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads

Gemma 2 27B: 37.3 (#218), Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 43.7 (#88)

BenchmarkGemma 2 27BGrok 4.20 Multi-Agent
LMArena Longer Query12311431

Writing & Preference Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads

Gemma 2 27B: 44.2 (#225), Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 64.0 (#59)

BenchmarkGemma 2 27BGrok 4.20 Multi-Agent
LMArena Text12311450
LMArena Creative Writing12411436
LMArena Multi-Turn12241452
LiveBench Language32.6%—

Frequently asked questions

Is Gemma 2 27B better than Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent?

Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.2 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index. Gemma 2 27B costs 2.4× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

Which is cheaper, Gemma 2 27B or Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent?

Gemma 2 27B is cheaper. It lists at $0.65 per million input tokens and $0.65 per million output tokens; Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent lists at $1.25 and $2.50.

Is Gemma 2 27B or Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent better for coding?

Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.0 versus 34.1 in the Noometry coding category.

Which has the bigger context window?

Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent does, with 1M tokens against 8K.

How many benchmarks do Gemma 2 27B and Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2 27B has 34 scored results on Noometry and Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent has 20.

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