# Gemma 2 27B vs Grok 4.1

> Grok 4.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.8 to 29.2 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-2-27b-vs-grok-4-1
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 17

## Summary

- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 2 27B scores higher in 1 category and Grok 4.1 in 7 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Grok 4.1 leads 36.2 to 10.0.
- Gemma 2 27B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Gemma 2 27B | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Google | xAI |
| Noometry Index | 29.2 | 40.8 |
| Rank | 302 | 135 |
| Context | 8K | — |
| Input $/M | $0.65 | — |
| Output $/M | $0.65 | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- Gemma 2 27B: 33.5 (#243)
- Grok 4.1: 33.4 (#246)

| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1211 | 1445 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1214 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 42.8% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 36% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 52.5% | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Gemma 2 27B: —
- Grok 4.1: 33.8 (#47)

| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Cybench | — | 39% |

## Reasoning

- Gemma 2 27B: 14.8 (#313)
- Grok 4.1: 28.3 (#91)

| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1199 | 1436 |
| 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)
- Grok 4.1: 36.2 (#124)

| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1212 | 1422 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.4% | — |
| LiveBench Math | 26.5% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 27.9% | — |

## Knowledge

- Gemma 2 27B: 18.9 (#275)
- Grok 4.1: 38.9 (#129)

| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1172 | 1417 |
| GPQA Diamond | 36.5% | — |
| Confabulations | 27.1% | — |
| MMLU | 75.7% | — |

## Multilingual

- Gemma 2 27B: 38.8 (#221)
- Grok 4.1: 53.6 (#64)

| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1217 | 1425 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1221 | 1464 |
| LMArena French | 1246 | 1448 |
| LMArena German | 1209 | 1447 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1175 | 1396 |
| LMArena Korean | 1174 | 1407 |
| LMArena Russian | 1234 | 1434 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1228 | 1438 |

## Instruction Following

- Gemma 2 27B: 60.7 (#244)
- Grok 4.1: 74.0 (#106)

| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1206 | 1400 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 58.1% | — |

## Long Context

- Gemma 2 27B: 37.3 (#213)
- Grok 4.1: 43.2 (#96)

| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1231 | 1416 |

## Writing & Preference

- Gemma 2 27B: 44.4 (#220)
- Grok 4.1: 62.6 (#71)

| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1231 | 1437 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1241 | 1411 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1224 | 1438 |
| LiveBench Language | 32.6% | — |

## FAQ

### Is Gemma 2 27B better than Grok 4.1?

Grok 4.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.8 to 29.2 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Gemma 2 27B or Grok 4.1 better for coding?

They score almost the same on coding (33.5 vs 33.4); test both on your own repository before choosing.

### How many benchmarks do Gemma 2 27B and Grok 4.1 share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2 27B has 34 scored results on Noometry and Grok 4.1 has 19.