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# Gemma 2 27B

> Gemma 2 27B by Google, released June 2024. Ranked #312 of 354 with a Noometry Index of 29.4. API: $0.65 in / $0.65 out per M tokens. 8K context. Scores, sources and comparisons.
- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/models/gemma-2-27b
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Title: Gemma 2 27B Benchmarks, Price & Rank (October 2026)

Gemma 2 27B by Google ranks 312th of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 29.4. Its strongest category is long context, where it ranks 218th. API pricing starts at $0.65 per million input tokens and $0.65 per million output tokens, with a 8K-token context window.

Last verified October 10, 2026

## Specifications

- **Noometry rank:** #312 of 354
- **Index score:** 29.4
- **Evidence:** Confirmed 34 results
- **Provider:** [![](/logos/google.svg) Google](https://noometry.com/providers/google)
- **Released:** June 24, 2024
- **Weights:** Open weights
- **Reasoning:** Unknown
- **Context window:** 8K
- **Max output:** 2K
- **Input price:** $0.65 / M
- **Output price:** $0.65 / M
- **Blended price:** $0.65 / M
- **Output speed:** Not measured
- **Value:** #105 of 219
- **Knowledge cutoff:** Unknown
- **Input:** text
- **Hugging Face:** [google/gemma-2-27b-it](https://huggingface.co/google/gemma-2-27b-it)

## Category scores

Each category score combines every public result we have in that category.

Gemma 2 27B category scores

1.  Coding 34.1
2.  Reasoning 15.3
3.  Math 10.7
4.  Knowledge 19.0
5.  Multilingual 38.6
6.  Instruction Following 60.5
7.  Long Context 37.3
8.  Writing & Preference 44.2
9.  020406080

Gemma 2 27B category ranks
| Category | Score | Rank | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Coding](https://noometry.com/best/coding) | 34.1 | #246 | 4 |
| [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning) | 15.3 | #315 | 5 |
| [Math](https://noometry.com/best/math) | 10.7 | #311 | 4 |
| [Knowledge](https://noometry.com/best/knowledge) | 19.0 | #280 | 3 |
| [Multilingual](https://noometry.com/best/multilingual) | 38.6 | #226 | 1 |
| [Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/best/instruction-following) | 60.5 | #249 | 2 |
| [Long Context](https://noometry.com/best/long-context) | 37.3 | #218 | 1 |
| [Writing & Preference](https://noometry.com/best/writing) | 44.2 | #225 | 4 |

## Strengths and weaknesses

Categories where Gemma 2 27B places highest and lowest among the models ranked in each, with its score against that category's median.

### Strongest categories

Gemma 2 27B: strongest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Writing & Preference](https://noometry.com/best/writing) | 44.2 | −9.6 | #225 of 312, top 73% |
| [Coding](https://noometry.com/best/coding) | 34.1 | −4.7 | #246 of 340, top 73% |
| [Long Context](https://noometry.com/best/long-context) | 37.3 | −3.6 | #218 of 296, top 74% |

### Weakest categories

Gemma 2 27B: weakest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Math](https://noometry.com/best/math) | 10.7 | −25.9 | #311 of 327, top 96% |
| [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning) | 15.3 | −8.3 | #315 of 350, top 90% |
| [Knowledge](https://noometry.com/best/knowledge) | 19.0 | −18.3 | #280 of 314, top 90% |

## Closest competitors

The models ranked just above and below Gemma 2 27B. When scores are this close, price and speed are often the better way to choose.

Models ranked closest to Gemma 2 27B
| Model | Rank | Score | Blended $/M | Speed |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Llama 3.1-70B](https://noometry.com/models/llama-3-1-70b) | #308 | 29.6 | $0.40 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-2-27b-vs-llama-3-1-70b) |
| [Llama 2-13B](https://noometry.com/models/llama-2-13b) | #309 | 29.6 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-2-27b-vs-llama-2-13b) |
| [Claude 3 Opus](https://noometry.com/models/claude-3-opus) | #310 | 29.5 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/claude-3-opus-vs-gemma-2-27b) |
| [DBRX](https://noometry.com/models/dbrx) | #311 | 29.4 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/dbrx-vs-gemma-2-27b) |
| [Gemma 1.1 2b IT](https://noometry.com/models/gemma-1-1-2b-it) | #313 | 29.3 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-1-1-2b-it-vs-gemma-2-27b) |
| [Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct](https://noometry.com/models/phi-3-small-8k-instruct) | #314 | 29.3 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-2-27b-vs-phi-3-small-8k-instruct) |
| [Claude 3.5 Haiku](https://noometry.com/models/claude-3-5-haiku) | #315 | 29.2 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/claude-3-5-haiku-vs-gemma-2-27b) |
| [GPT-4](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-4) | #316 | 29.1 | $37.50 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-2-27b-vs-gpt-4) |

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## Benchmark results

Every published result we track, with its source. Bold rows are the ones used for ranking; where several exist we prefer independent runs over self-reported numbers.

### Coding

Gemma 2 27B Coding benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [BigCodeBench Instruct](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/bigcodebench-instruct) | 42.8% | #27 of 64, top 43% |  | [BigCodeBench](https://bigcode-bench.github.io/) | 2024-06-19 |
| [LiveBench Coding](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/livebench-coding) | 36% | #28 of 39, top 72% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [LMArena Coding](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-coding) | 1211 | #236 of 294, top 81% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [BigCodeBench Complete](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/bigcodebench-complete) | 52.5% | #27 of 66, top 41% |  | [BigCodeBench](https://bigcode-bench.github.io/) | 2024-06-19 |

### Reasoning

Gemma 2 27B Reasoning benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LiveBench Reasoning](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/livebench-reasoning) | 28.1% | #32 of 39, top 83% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [LMArena Hard Prompts](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-hard-prompts) | 1198 | #237 of 297, top 80% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [DTBench](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/dtbench) | 48% | #142 of 151, top 95% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [LiveBench Data Analysis](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/livebench-data-analysis) | 47.9% | #28 of 39, top 72% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [LMCA](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/lmca) | 7.1% | #118 of 125, top 95% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [Epoch Capabilities Index](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/epoch-capabilities-index) | 122.08 | #162 of 213, top 77% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/eci) | 2024-06-24 |
| [LiveBench](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/livebench) | 38.2% | #31 of 39, top 80% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |

### Math

Gemma 2 27B Math benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/otis-mock-aime) | 1.4% | #165 of 173, top 96% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2025-03-07 |
| [LiveBench Math](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/livebench-math) | 26.5% | #33 of 39, top 85% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [LMArena Math](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-math) | 1212 | #228 of 285, top 80% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [MATH Level 5](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/math-level-5) | 27.9% | #56 of 79, top 71% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2025-01-27 |

### Knowledge

Gemma 2 27B Knowledge benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [GPQA Diamond](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/gpqa-diamond) | 36.5% | #155 of 186, top 84% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2025-01-27 |
| [Confabulations](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/confabulations) (lower is better) | 27.1% | #44 of 51, top 87% |  | [Lech Mazur benchmarks](https://github.com/lechmazur/confabulations) |  |
| [LMArena Expert](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-expert) | 1172 | #229 of 273, top 84% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [MMLU](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/mmlu) | 75.7% | #32 of 81, top 40% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |

### Multilingual

Gemma 2 27B Multilingual benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Non-English](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-non-english) | 1217 | #226 of 297, top 77% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Chinese](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-chinese) | 1221 | #223 of 285, top 79% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena French](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-french) | 1247 | #184 of 223, top 83% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena German](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-german) | 1209 | #189 of 231, top 82% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Japanese](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-japanese) | 1175 | #166 of 211, top 79% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Korean](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-korean) | 1174 | #172 of 213, top 81% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Russian](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-russian) | 1234 | #220 of 283, top 78% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Spanish](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-spanish) | 1228 | #189 of 226, top 84% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Instruction Following

Gemma 2 27B Instruction Following benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LiveBench Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/livebench-if) | 58.1% | #30 of 39, top 77% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [LMArena Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-instruction-following) | 1206 | #231 of 298, top 78% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Long Context

Gemma 2 27B Long Context benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Longer Query](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-longer-query) | 1231 | #229 of 291, top 79% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Writing & Preference

Gemma 2 27B Writing & Preference benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Text](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-text) | 1231 | #229 of 297, top 78% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Creative Writing](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-creative-writing) | 1241 | #215 of 295, top 73% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Multi-Turn](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-multi-turn) | 1224 | #229 of 295, top 78% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LiveBench Language](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/livebench-language) | 32.6% | #25 of 39, top 65% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |

## API pricing by provider

Gemma 2 27B API prices
| Route | Input $/M | Output $/M | Cached input $/M | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [openrouter](https://openrouter.ai/google/gemma-2-27b-it) | $0.65 | $0.65 | — | 2026-10-10 |

[All Google API prices →](https://noometry.com/llm-pricing/google) [Estimate your cost →](https://noometry.com/tools/cost-calculator)

## Compare Gemma 2 27B

-   [Gemma 2 27B vs Gemma 7B](https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-2-27b-vs-gemma-7b)
-   [Gemma 2 27B vs DBRX](https://noometry.com/compare/dbrx-vs-gemma-2-27b)
-   [Gemma 2 27B vs Gemma 1.1 2b IT](https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-1-1-2b-it-vs-gemma-2-27b)
-   [Gemma 2 27B vs Claude 3 Opus](https://noometry.com/compare/claude-3-opus-vs-gemma-2-27b)
-   [Gemma 2 27B vs Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct](https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-2-27b-vs-phi-3-small-8k-instruct)
-   [Gemma 2 27B vs Llama 2-13B](https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-2-27b-vs-llama-2-13b)
-   [Gemma 2 27B vs Claude 3.5 Haiku](https://noometry.com/compare/claude-3-5-haiku-vs-gemma-2-27b)
-   [Gemma 2 27B vs GPT-6 Astra](https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-2-27b-vs-gpt-6-astra)
-   [Gemma 2 27B vs Claude Fable 5.1](https://noometry.com/compare/claude-fable-5-1-vs-gemma-2-27b)
-   [Gemma 2 27B vs Kimi K3](https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-2-27b-vs-kimi-k3)
-   [Gemma 2 27B vs Grok 4.6](https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-2-27b-vs-grok-4-6)
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-   [Gemma 2 27B vs GLM-5.3](https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-2-27b-vs-glm-5-3)
-   [Gemma 2 27B vs Muse Spark 1.3](https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-2-27b-vs-muse-spark-1-3)

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## Frequently asked questions

### How good is Gemma 2 27B?

Gemma 2 27B by Google ranks 312th of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 29.4. Its strongest category is long context, where it ranks 218th. API pricing starts at $0.65 per million input tokens and $0.65 per million output tokens, with a 8K-token context window.

### How much does Gemma 2 27B cost?

Gemma 2 27B costs $0.65 per million input tokens and $0.65 per million output tokens on openrouter.

### What is Gemma 2 27B's context window?

Gemma 2 27B accepts up to 8K tokens of input and can write up to 2K tokens in one response.

### Is Gemma 2 27B open source?

Yes. Gemma 2 27B's weights are downloadable from Hugging Face (google/gemma-2-27b-it); check the license for commercial terms.

### What are Gemma 2 27B's strengths and weaknesses?

Relative to other ranked models, Gemma 2 27B places best in writing & preference, coding, long context and lowest in math, reasoning, knowledge.

### What is Gemma 2 27B best at?

Its best category is long context, where it ranks 218th on Noometry.

### Cite this page

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