# Gemma 2 27B vs Granite 3.1 8b Instruct

> Granite 3.1 8b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.8 to 29.2 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-2-27b-vs-granite-3-1-8b-instruct
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 12

## Summary

- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 2 27B scores higher in 4 categories and Granite 3.1 8b Instruct in 4 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Granite 3.1 8b Instruct leads 30.4 to 10.0.

## Snapshot

| | Gemma 2 27B | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Google | IBM |
| Noometry Index | 29.2 | 31.8 |
| Rank | 302 | 256 |
| Context | 8K | — |
| Input $/M | $0.65 | — |
| Output $/M | $0.65 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Gemma 2 27B: 33.5 (#243)
- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 33.9 (#232)

| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1211 | 1186 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 42.8% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 36% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 52.5% | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Gemma 2 27B: —
- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 23.9 (#113)

| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 27.1% |

## Reasoning

- Gemma 2 27B: 14.8 (#313)
- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 21.2 (#204)

| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1199 | 1146 |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 28.1% | — |
| DTBench | 48% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 47.9% | — |
| LMCA | 7.1% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 122.06 | — |
| LiveBench | 38.2% | — |

## Math

- Gemma 2 27B: 10.0 (#306)
- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 30.4 (#210)

| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1212 | 1152 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.4% | — |
| LiveBench Math | 26.5% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 27.9% | — |

## Knowledge

- Gemma 2 27B: 18.9 (#275)
- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 30.6 (#218)

| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1172 | 1142 |
| GPQA Diamond | 36.5% | — |
| Confabulations | 27.1% | — |
| MMLU | 75.7% | — |

## Multilingual

- Gemma 2 27B: 38.8 (#221)
- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 31.1 (#255)

| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1217 | 1099 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1221 | 1145 |
| LMArena Russian | 1234 | 1092 |
| LMArena French | 1246 | — |
| LMArena German | 1209 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1175 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1174 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1228 | — |

## Instruction Following

- Gemma 2 27B: 60.7 (#244)
- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 58.9 (#254)

| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1206 | 1131 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 58.1% | — |

## Long Context

- Gemma 2 27B: 37.3 (#213)
- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 35.2 (#236)

| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1231 | 1162 |

## Writing & Preference

- Gemma 2 27B: 44.4 (#220)
- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 35.7 (#261)

| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1231 | 1150 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1241 | 1129 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1224 | 1108 |
| LiveBench Language | 32.6% | — |

## FAQ

### Is Gemma 2 27B better than Granite 3.1 8b Instruct?

Granite 3.1 8b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.8 to 29.2 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Gemma 2 27B or Granite 3.1 8b Instruct better for coding?

They score almost the same on coding (33.5 vs 33.9); test both on your own repository before choosing.

### How many benchmarks do Gemma 2 27B and Granite 3.1 8b Instruct share?

12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2 27B has 34 scored results on Noometry and Granite 3.1 8b Instruct has 13.