Model comparison
Gemma 2 27B vs Hy4 preview
Hy4 preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.3 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index. Gemma 2 27B costs 1.7× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Hy4 preview's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
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- The widest gap is in math, where Hy4 preview leads 55.7 to 10.7.
- Gemma 2 27B is cheaper at $0.65 / $0.65 per million input/output tokens, against $0.75 / $2.25 for Hy4 preview.
- Hy4 preview accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 8K.
Side by side
| Gemma 2 27B | Hy4 preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Tencent | |
| Noometry Index | 29.4 | 45.3 |
| Released | 2024-06-24 | 2026-08-28 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 8K | 1.05M |
| Max output | 2K | 64K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.65 | $0.75 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.65 | $2.25 |
| Results tracked | 34 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Hy4 preview leads
Gemma 2 27B: 34.1 (#246), Hy4 preview: 51.6 (#38)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Hy4 preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1632 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 42.8% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 36% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1211 | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 52.5% | — |
Reasoning Hy4 preview leads
Gemma 2 27B: 15.3 (#315), Hy4 preview: 31.9 (#79)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Hy4 preview |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 68.2% |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 28.1% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1198 | — |
| DTBench | 48% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 47.9% | — |
| LMCA | 7.1% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 122.08 | — |
| LiveBench | 38.2% | — |
Math Hy4 preview leads
Gemma 2 27B: 10.7 (#311), Hy4 preview: 55.7 (#42)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Hy4 preview |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.4% | — |
| ProofBench | — | 75% |
| LiveBench Math | 26.5% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1212 | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 27.9% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Gemma 2 27B: 19.0 (#280), Hy4 preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Hy4 preview |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 36.5% | — |
| Confabulations | 27.1% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1172 | — |
| MMLU | 75.7% | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemma 2 27B: 38.6 (#226), Hy4 preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Hy4 preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1217 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1221 | — |
| LMArena French | 1247 | — |
| LMArena German | 1209 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1175 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1174 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1234 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1228 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Gemma 2 27B: 60.5 (#249), Hy4 preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Hy4 preview |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 58.1% | — |
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1206 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemma 2 27B: 37.3 (#218), Hy4 preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Hy4 preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1231 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Gemma 2 27B: 44.2 (#225), Hy4 preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Hy4 preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1231 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1241 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1224 | — |
| LiveBench Language | 32.6% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 2 27B better than Hy4 preview?
Hy4 preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.3 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index. Gemma 2 27B costs 1.7× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Hy4 preview's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Gemma 2 27B or Hy4 preview?
Gemma 2 27B is cheaper. It lists at $0.65 per million input tokens and $0.65 per million output tokens; Hy4 preview lists at $0.75 and $2.25.
Is Gemma 2 27B or Hy4 preview better for coding?
Hy4 preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 51.6 versus 34.1 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Hy4 preview does, with 1.05M tokens against 8K.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 2 27B and Hy4 preview share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2 27B has 34 scored results on Noometry and Hy4 preview has 3.