Model comparison
Gemma 2 27B vs Solar Pro4
Solar Pro4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.1 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
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UpstageSummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 2 27B scores higher in 0 categories and Solar Pro4 in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Solar Pro4 leads 38.8 to 10.7.
- Solar Pro4 is cheaper at $0.30 / $1.20 per million input/output tokens, against $0.65 / $0.65 for Gemma 2 27B.
- Solar Pro4 accepts more context: 524K tokens versus 8K.
- Gemma 2 27B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemma 2 27B | Solar Pro4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Upstage | |
| Noometry Index | 29.4 | 42.1 |
| Released | 2024-06-24 | 2026-08-06 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 8K | 524K |
| Max output | 2K | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.65 | $0.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.65 | $1.20 |
| Results tracked | 34 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Solar Pro4 leads
Gemma 2 27B: 34.1 (#246), Solar Pro4: 40.1 (#149)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1211 | 1437 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1371 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 42.8% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 36% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 52.5% | — |
Reasoning Solar Pro4 leads
Gemma 2 27B: 15.3 (#315), Solar Pro4: 28.5 (#104)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1198 | 1399 |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 28.1% | — |
| DTBench | 48% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 47.9% | — |
| LMCA | 7.1% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 122.08 | — |
| LiveBench | 38.2% | — |
Math Solar Pro4 leads
Gemma 2 27B: 10.7 (#311), Solar Pro4: 38.8 (#128)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1212 | 1416 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.4% | — |
| LiveBench Math | 26.5% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 27.9% | — |
Knowledge Solar Pro4 leads
Gemma 2 27B: 19.0 (#280), Solar Pro4: 39.8 (#129)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1172 | 1427 |
| GPQA Diamond | 36.5% | — |
| Confabulations | 27.1% | — |
| MMLU | 75.7% | — |
Multilingual Solar Pro4 leads
Gemma 2 27B: 38.6 (#226), Solar Pro4: 48.7 (#139)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1217 | 1361 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1221 | 1415 |
| LMArena French | 1247 | 1397 |
| LMArena German | 1209 | 1364 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1175 | 1309 |
| LMArena Korean | 1174 | 1382 |
| LMArena Russian | 1234 | 1360 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1228 | 1401 |
Instruction Following Solar Pro4 leads
Gemma 2 27B: 60.5 (#249), Solar Pro4: 72.7 (#132)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1206 | 1377 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 58.1% | — |
Long Context Solar Pro4 leads
Gemma 2 27B: 37.3 (#218), Solar Pro4: 42.1 (#130)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1231 | 1381 |
Writing & Preference Solar Pro4 leads
Gemma 2 27B: 44.2 (#225), Solar Pro4: 56.5 (#138)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1231 | 1386 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1241 | 1316 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1224 | 1385 |
| LiveBench Language | 32.6% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 2 27B better than Solar Pro4?
Solar Pro4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.1 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Gemma 2 27B or Solar Pro4?
Solar Pro4 is cheaper. It lists at $0.30 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens; Gemma 2 27B lists at $0.65 and $0.65.
Is Gemma 2 27B or Solar Pro4 better for coding?
Solar Pro4 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.1 versus 34.1 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Solar Pro4 does, with 524K tokens against 8K.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 2 27B and Solar Pro4 share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2 27B has 34 scored results on Noometry and Solar Pro4 has 18.