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Beam 1.0 vs Gemma 2 27B

Beam 1.0 leads the LLM Stats Score 44.6 to -1.2.

Reflection AI · Google · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Beam 1.0 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 44.6 to -1.2, ranking #46 overall.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Beam 1.0

  • overall performance matters — it scores 44.6 and ranks #46 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

Choose Gemma 2 27B

  • you are already invested in the Google ecosystem

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Beam 1.0
Reflection AI
Gemma 2 27B
Google
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
44.6
#46
-1.2
#356
Reasoning
45.5
#37
-1.5
#352
Coding
33.7
#39
-8.0
#288
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$0.40 / M
— / M
Output price
$1.20 / M
— / M
Context window
1,048,576
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Beam 1.0
Gemma 2 27B
Math
35.1#45
-0.8#310
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

22 reported for Beam 1.0 · 16 for Gemma 2 27B

No common benchmarks found

Beam 1.0 and Gemma 2 27Bdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

474.1B diff

Beam 1.0 has 474.1B more parameters than Gemma 2 27B, making it 1743.0% larger.

Reflection AI
Beam 1.0
501.3Bparameters
Google
Gemma 2 27B
27.2Bparameters
501.3B
Beam 1.0
27.2B
Gemma 2 27B

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Beam 1.0 specifies input context (1,048,576 tokens). Only Beam 1.0 specifies output context (131,072 tokens).

Reflection AI
Beam 1.0
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
Google
Gemma 2 27B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Thu Oct 22 2026 • llm-stats.com

License

Usage and distribution terms

Beam 1.0 is licensed under Apache 2.0, while Gemma 2 27B uses Gemma.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Beam 1.0

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Gemma 2 27B

Gemma

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Beam 1.0 was released on 2026-10-16, while Gemma 2 27B was released on 2024-06-27.

Beam 1.0 is 28 months newer than Gemma 2 27B.

Beam 1.0

Oct 16, 2026

4 days ago

2.3yr newer
Gemma 2 27B

Jun 27, 2024

2.3 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Beam 1.0 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2026-06-30, while Gemma 2 27B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Beam 1.0's training data extends to 2026-06-30, but cannot make a direct comparison without Gemma 2 27B's cutoff date.

Beam 1.0

Jun 2026

Gemma 2 27B

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Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Beam 1.0 and Gemma 2 27B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Beam 1.0
✓ Preferred
Gemma 2 27B
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about Beam 1.0 vs Gemma 2 27B.

Which is better, Beam 1.0 or Gemma 2 27B?

Beam 1.0 leads the LLM Stats Score 44.6 to -1.2. Beam 1.0 is made by Reflection AI and Gemma 2 27B is made by Google. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Beam 1.0 compare to Gemma 2 27B in benchmarks?

Beam 1.0 scores AIME 2026: 97.7%, GPQA: 90.6%, LiveCodeBench: 88.3%, SWE-Bench Verified: 81.6%, MCP Atlas: 80.8%. Gemma 2 27B scores ARC-E: 88.6%, HellaSwag: 86.4%, BoolQ: 84.8%, TriviaQA: 83.7%, Winogrande: 83.7%.

What are the context window sizes for Beam 1.0 and Gemma 2 27B?

Beam 1.0 supports 1.0M tokens and Gemma 2 27B supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Beam 1.0 and Gemma 2 27B?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (44.6 vs -1.2), licensing (Apache 2.0 vs Gemma). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Beam 1.0 and Gemma 2 27B?

Beam 1.0 is developed by Reflection AI and Gemma 2 27B is developed by Google.

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