Model comparison
Gemma 2 27B vs Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.0 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
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- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 2 27B scores higher in 5 categories and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct in 3 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads 33.4 to 10.7.
Side by side
| Gemma 2 27B | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Microsoft | |
| Noometry Index | 29.4 | 33.0 |
| 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 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemma 2 27B leads
Gemma 2 27B: 34.1 (#246), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 32.9 (#268)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1211 | 1130 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 42.8% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 36% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 52.5% | — |
Reasoning Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads
Gemma 2 27B: 15.3 (#315), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 21.7 (#214)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1198 | 1127 |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 28.1% | — |
| DTBench | 48% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 47.9% | — |
| LMCA | 7.1% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 122.08 | — |
| LiveBench | 38.2% | — |
Math Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads
Gemma 2 27B: 10.7 (#311), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 33.4 (#202)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1212 | 1173 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.4% | — |
| LiveBench Math | 26.5% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 27.9% | — |
Knowledge Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct leads
Gemma 2 27B: 19.0 (#280), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.2 (#229)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1172 | 1108 |
| GPQA Diamond | 36.5% | — |
| Confabulations | 27.1% | — |
| MMLU | 75.7% | — |
Multilingual Gemma 2 27B leads
Gemma 2 27B: 38.6 (#226), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 30.6 (#263)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1217 | 1094 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1221 | 1108 |
| LMArena French | 1247 | 1110 |
| LMArena German | 1209 | 1101 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1175 | 1042 |
| LMArena Korean | 1174 | 954 |
| LMArena Russian | 1234 | 1145 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1228 | 1095 |
Instruction Following Gemma 2 27B leads
Gemma 2 27B: 60.5 (#249), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 57.6 (#268)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1206 | 1113 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 58.1% | — |
Long Context Gemma 2 27B leads
Gemma 2 27B: 37.3 (#218), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.0 (#255)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1231 | 1120 |
Writing & Preference Gemma 2 27B leads
Gemma 2 27B: 44.2 (#225), Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct: 34.1 (#272)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1231 | 1138 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1241 | 1107 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1224 | 1088 |
| LiveBench Language | 32.6% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 2 27B better than Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct?
Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.0 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 2 27B or Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct better for coding?
Gemma 2 27B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 34.1 versus 32.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 2 27B and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2 27B has 34 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct has 17.