Model comparison
Gemma 2 27B vs Mistral Large 4
Mistral Large 4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index. Gemma 2 27B costs 1.6× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Mistral Large 4's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
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- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 2 27B scores higher in 0 categories and Mistral Large 4 in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Mistral Large 4 leads 40.4 to 10.7.
- Gemma 2 27B is cheaper at $0.65 / $0.65 per million input/output tokens, against $0.68 / $2.09 for Mistral Large 4.
- Mistral Large 4 accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 8K.
- Gemma 2 27B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemma 2 27B | Mistral Large 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | |
| Noometry Index | 29.4 | 43.1 |
| Released | 2024-06-24 | 2026-10-06 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 8K | 1.05M |
| Max output | 2K | 262K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.65 | $0.68 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.65 | $2.09 |
| Results tracked | 34 | 15 |
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Category by category
Coding Mistral Large 4 leads
Gemma 2 27B: 34.1 (#246), Mistral Large 4: 48.6 (#57)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1211 | 1475 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1541 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 42.8% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 36% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 52.5% | — |
Reasoning Mistral Large 4 leads
Gemma 2 27B: 15.3 (#315), Mistral Large 4: 22.5 (#192)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1198 | 1444 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 27.4% |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 28.1% | — |
| DTBench | 48% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 47.9% | — |
| LMCA | 7.1% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 122.08 | — |
| LiveBench | 38.2% | — |
Math Mistral Large 4 leads
Gemma 2 27B: 10.7 (#311), Mistral Large 4: 40.4 (#91)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1212 | 1488 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.4% | — |
| LiveBench Math | 26.5% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 27.9% | — |
Knowledge Mistral Large 4 leads
Gemma 2 27B: 19.0 (#280), Mistral Large 4: 36.6 (#166)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1172 | 1447 |
| GPQA Diamond | 36.5% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 20% |
| Confabulations | 27.1% | — |
| MMLU | 75.7% | — |
Multilingual Mistral Large 4 leads
Gemma 2 27B: 38.6 (#226), Mistral Large 4: 52.6 (#82)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1217 | 1415 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1221 | 1491 |
| LMArena Russian | 1234 | 1414 |
| LMArena French | 1247 | — |
| LMArena German | 1209 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1175 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1174 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1228 | — |
Instruction Following Mistral Large 4 leads
Gemma 2 27B: 60.5 (#249), Mistral Large 4: 75.0 (#76)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1206 | 1424 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 58.1% | — |
Long Context Mistral Large 4 leads
Gemma 2 27B: 37.3 (#218), Mistral Large 4: 43.6 (#89)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1231 | 1429 |
Writing & Preference Mistral Large 4 leads
Gemma 2 27B: 44.2 (#225), Mistral Large 4: 60.4 (#97)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Mistral Large 4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1231 | 1427 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1241 | 1361 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1224 | 1424 |
| LiveBench Language | 32.6% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 2 27B better than Mistral Large 4?
Mistral Large 4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index. Gemma 2 27B costs 1.6× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Mistral Large 4's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Gemma 2 27B or Mistral Large 4?
Gemma 2 27B is cheaper. It lists at $0.65 per million input tokens and $0.65 per million output tokens; Mistral Large 4 lists at $0.68 and $2.09.
Is Gemma 2 27B or Mistral Large 4 better for coding?
Mistral Large 4 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 48.6 versus 34.1 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Mistral Large 4 does, with 1.05M tokens against 8K.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 2 27B and Mistral Large 4 share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2 27B has 34 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Large 4 has 15.