Model comparison
Gemma 2 2b IT vs Gemma 3 27B
Gemma 2 2b IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.1 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 2 2b IT scores higher in 5 categories and Gemma 3 27B in 3 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Gemma 3 27B leads 52.5 to 36.5.
Side by side
| Gemma 2 2b IT | Gemma 3 27B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | ||
| Noometry Index | 33.1 | 30.8 |
| Released | — | 2025-03-11 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 131K |
| Max output | — | 8K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.08 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.16 |
| Results tracked | 17 | 43 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.3 (#273), Gemma 3 27B: 22.5 (#334)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Gemma 3 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1112 | 1322 |
| Aider Polyglot | — | 4.9% |
| SciCode | — | 21.2% |
| LiveBench Coding | — | 39.9% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 2 2b IT: —, Gemma 3 27B: 25.1 (#110)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Gemma 3 27B |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 29.5% |
Reasoning Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 21.4 (#224), Gemma 3 27B: 16.7 (#301)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Gemma 3 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1113 | 1340 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 40.4% |
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 0% |
| LiveBench Reasoning | — | 43.8% |
| DTBench | — | 52.5% |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | — | 51.5% |
| LMCA | — | 12.3% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 130.04 |
| LiveBench | — | 50% |
Math Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.6 (#212), Gemma 3 27B: 25.9 (#265)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Gemma 3 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1135 | 1312 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 22.5% |
| LiveBench Math | — | 55.4% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 74% |
Knowledge Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 29.9 (#231), Gemma 3 27B: 25.5 (#261)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Gemma 3 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1096 | 1304 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 47.7% |
| Confabulations | — | 40.3% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 7.4% |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemma 2 2b IT: —, Gemma 3 27B: 32.6 (#100)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Gemma 3 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1164 |
| GeoBench | — | 52% |
Multilingual Gemma 3 27B leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.3 (#257), Gemma 3 27B: 46.9 (#155)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Gemma 3 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1121 | 1334 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1132 | 1346 |
| LMArena French | 1157 | 1368 |
| LMArena German | 1114 | 1362 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1083 | 1287 |
| LMArena Korean | 1055 | 1308 |
| LMArena Russian | 1118 | 1349 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1140 | 1349 |
Instruction Following Gemma 3 27B leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 57.8 (#263), Gemma 3 27B: 70.6 (#160)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Gemma 3 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1118 | 1321 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 74.9% |
Long Context Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 34.3 (#250), Gemma 3 27B: 27.6 (#293)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Gemma 3 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1130 | 1333 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 33.3% |
Writing & Preference Gemma 3 27B leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 36.5 (#263), Gemma 3 27B: 52.5 (#168)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Gemma 3 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1156 | 1358 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1147 | 1346 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1118 | 1345 |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | — | 79.9% |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1266 |
| LiveBench Language | — | 34.6% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 2 2b IT better than Gemma 3 27B?
Gemma 2 2b IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.1 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 2 2b IT or Gemma 3 27B better for coding?
Gemma 2 2b IT scores higher on coding benchmarks: 32.3 versus 22.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 2 2b IT and Gemma 3 27B share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2 2b IT has 17 scored results on Noometry and Gemma 3 27B has 43.