Model comparison
Claude 2.1 vs Gemma 2 27B
Gemma 2 27B is the stronger model overall, scoring 29.2 to 24.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 5 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 5 benchmarks with published results for both. Claude 2.1 scores higher in 1 category and Gemma 2 27B in 3 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where Gemma 2 27B leads 33.5 to 25.8.
- Gemma 2 27B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Claude 2.1 | Gemma 2 27B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | |
| Noometry Index | 24.9 | 29.2 |
| Released | 2023-11-21 | 2024-06-24 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 8K |
| Max output | — | 2K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.65 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.65 |
| Results tracked | 7 | 34 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemma 2 27B leads
Claude 2.1: 25.8 (#322), Gemma 2 27B: 33.5 (#243)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Gemma 2 27B |
|---|---|---|
| WeirdML | 7.1% | — |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 42.8% |
| LiveBench Coding | — | 36% |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1211 |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 52.5% |
Reasoning Claude 2.1 leads
Claude 2.1: 20.6 (#216), Gemma 2 27B: 14.8 (#313)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Gemma 2 27B |
|---|---|---|
| DTBench | 51% | 48% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 119.22 | 122.06 |
| LiveBench Reasoning | — | 28.1% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1199 |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | — | 47.9% |
| LMCA | — | 7.1% |
| ForecastBench | 54.2 | — |
| LiveBench | — | 38.2% |
Math Too close to call
Claude 2.1: 9.6 (#309), Gemma 2 27B: 10.0 (#306)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Gemma 2 27B |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.9% | 1.4% |
| LiveBench Math | — | 26.5% |
| LMArena Math | — | 1212 |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 27.9% |
Knowledge Gemma 2 27B leads
Claude 2.1: 15.5 (#287), Gemma 2 27B: 18.9 (#275)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Gemma 2 27B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 33% | 36.5% |
| MMLU | 73.5% | 75.7% |
| Confabulations | — | 27.1% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1172 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Claude 2.1: —, Gemma 2 27B: 38.8 (#221)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Gemma 2 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1217 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1221 |
| LMArena French | — | 1246 |
| LMArena German | — | 1209 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1175 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1174 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1234 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1228 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Claude 2.1: —, Gemma 2 27B: 60.7 (#244)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Gemma 2 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 58.1% |
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1206 |
Long Context Not comparable
Claude 2.1: —, Gemma 2 27B: 37.3 (#213)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Gemma 2 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1231 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Claude 2.1: —, Gemma 2 27B: 44.4 (#220)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Gemma 2 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1231 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1241 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1224 |
| LiveBench Language | — | 32.6% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Claude 2.1 better than Gemma 2 27B?
Gemma 2 27B is the stronger model overall, scoring 29.2 to 24.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Claude 2.1 or Gemma 2 27B better for coding?
Gemma 2 27B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 33.5 versus 25.8 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Claude 2.1 and Gemma 2 27B share?
5 benchmarks have published results for both models. Claude 2.1 has 7 scored results on Noometry and Gemma 2 27B has 34.