Model comparison
Gemma 2 27B vs Granite 4.0 H Small
Granite 4.0 H Small is the stronger model overall, scoring 35.9 to 29.2 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 2 27B scores higher in 2 categories and Granite 4.0 H Small in 6 categories; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Granite 4.0 H Small leads 29.3 to 10.0.
Side by side
| Gemma 2 27B | Granite 4.0 H Small | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | |
| Noometry Index | 29.2 | 35.9 |
| 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 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding Granite 4.0 H Small leads
Gemma 2 27B: 33.5 (#243), Granite 4.0 H Small: 35.8 (#207)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1211 | 1247 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 42.8% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 36% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 52.5% | — |
Reasoning Granite 4.0 H Small leads
Gemma 2 27B: 14.8 (#313), Granite 4.0 H Small: 23.4 (#164)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1199 | 1240 |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 28.1% | — |
| DTBench | 48% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 47.9% | — |
| LMCA | 7.1% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 122.06 | — |
| LiveBench | 38.2% | — |
Math Granite 4.0 H Small leads
Gemma 2 27B: 10.0 (#306), Granite 4.0 H Small: 29.3 (#219)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1212 | 1251 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.4% | — |
| Omni-MATH | — | 29.6% |
| LiveBench Math | 26.5% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 27.9% | — |
Knowledge Granite 4.0 H Small leads
Gemma 2 27B: 18.9 (#275), Granite 4.0 H Small: 31.5 (#210)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1172 | 1244 |
| GPQA Diamond | 36.5% | — |
| MMLU-Pro | — | 56.9% |
| Confabulations | 27.1% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 5.2% |
| GPQA (HELM) | — | 38.3% |
| MMLU | 75.7% | — |
Multilingual Too close to call
Gemma 2 27B: 38.8 (#221), Granite 4.0 H Small: 38.7 (#223)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1217 | 1216 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1221 | 1250 |
| LMArena Russian | 1234 | 1198 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1228 | 1258 |
| LMArena French | 1246 | — |
| LMArena German | 1209 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1175 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1174 | — |
Instruction Following Granite 4.0 H Small leads
Gemma 2 27B: 60.7 (#244), Granite 4.0 H Small: 68.9 (#178)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1206 | 1221 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 58.1% | — |
| IFEval | — | 89% |
Long Context Too close to call
Gemma 2 27B: 37.3 (#213), Granite 4.0 H Small: 37.6 (#209)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1231 | 1240 |
Writing & Preference Too close to call
Gemma 2 27B: 44.4 (#220), Granite 4.0 H Small: 44.0 (#222)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1231 | 1241 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1241 | 1210 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1224 | 1243 |
| WildBench | — | 73.9% |
| LiveBench Language | 32.6% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 2 27B better than Granite 4.0 H Small?
Granite 4.0 H Small is the stronger model overall, scoring 35.9 to 29.2 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 2 27B or Granite 4.0 H Small better for coding?
Granite 4.0 H Small scores higher on coding benchmarks: 35.8 versus 33.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 2 27B and Granite 4.0 H Small share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2 27B has 34 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.0 H Small has 19.