Model comparison
Gemma 3 27B vs Hy4 preview
Hy4 preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.3 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index. Gemma 3 27B costs 11× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Hy4 preview's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
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- The widest gap is in math, where Hy4 preview leads 55.7 to 25.9.
- Gemma 3 27B is cheaper at $0.08 / $0.16 per million input/output tokens, against $0.75 / $2.25 for Hy4 preview.
- Hy4 preview accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 131K.
Side by side
| Gemma 3 27B | Hy4 preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Tencent | |
| Noometry Index | 30.8 | 45.3 |
| Released | 2025-03-11 | 2026-08-28 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 131K | 1.05M |
| Max output | 8K | 64K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.08 | $0.75 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.16 | $2.25 |
| Results tracked | 43 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Hy4 preview leads
Gemma 3 27B: 22.5 (#334), Hy4 preview: 51.6 (#38)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 27B | Hy4 preview |
|---|---|---|
| Aider Polyglot | 4.9% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1632 |
| SciCode | 21.2% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 39.9% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1322 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 3 27B: 25.1 (#110), Hy4 preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 27B | Hy4 preview |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 29.5% | — |
Reasoning Hy4 preview leads
Gemma 3 27B: 16.7 (#301), Hy4 preview: 31.9 (#79)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 27B | Hy4 preview |
|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 40.4% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 68.2% |
| CritPt | 0% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 43.8% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1340 | — |
| DTBench | 52.5% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 51.5% | — |
| LMCA | 12.3% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 130.04 | — |
| LiveBench | 50% | — |
Math Hy4 preview leads
Gemma 3 27B: 25.9 (#265), Hy4 preview: 55.7 (#42)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 27B | Hy4 preview |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 22.5% | — |
| ProofBench | — | 75% |
| LiveBench Math | 55.4% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1312 | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 74% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Gemma 3 27B: 25.5 (#261), Hy4 preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 27B | Hy4 preview |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 47.7% | — |
| Confabulations | 40.3% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 7.4% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1304 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemma 3 27B: 32.6 (#100), Hy4 preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 27B | Hy4 preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1164 | — |
| GeoBench | 52% | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemma 3 27B: 46.9 (#155), Hy4 preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 27B | Hy4 preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1334 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1346 | — |
| LMArena French | 1368 | — |
| LMArena German | 1362 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1287 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1308 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1349 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1349 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Gemma 3 27B: 70.6 (#160), Hy4 preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 27B | Hy4 preview |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 74.9% | — |
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1321 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemma 3 27B: 27.6 (#293), Hy4 preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 27B | Hy4 preview |
|---|---|---|
| Fiction.LiveBench | 33.3% | — |
| LMArena Longer Query | 1333 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Gemma 3 27B: 52.5 (#168), Hy4 preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 27B | Hy4 preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1358 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1346 | — |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | 79.9% | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1266 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1345 | — |
| LiveBench Language | 34.6% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 3 27B better than Hy4 preview?
Hy4 preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.3 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index. Gemma 3 27B costs 11× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Hy4 preview's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Gemma 3 27B or Hy4 preview?
Gemma 3 27B is cheaper. It lists at $0.08 per million input tokens and $0.16 per million output tokens; Hy4 preview lists at $0.75 and $2.25.
Is Gemma 3 27B or Hy4 preview better for coding?
Hy4 preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 51.6 versus 22.5 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Hy4 preview does, with 1.05M tokens against 131K.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 3 27B and Hy4 preview share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 3 27B has 43 scored results on Noometry and Hy4 preview has 3.