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Gemini 4 Carbon vs Gemma 3 27B

Gemini 4 Carbon leads the LLM Stats Score 59.0 to 7.7.

Google · Google · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemini 4 Carbon leads the overall LLM Stats Score 59.0 to 7.7, ranking #2 overall.

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

Choose Gemini 4 Carbon

  • overall performance matters — it scores 59.0 and ranks #2 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 3 27B

  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemini 4 Carbon
Google
Gemma 3 27B
Google
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
59.0
#2
7.7
#316
Reasoning
54.9
#5
8.1
#307
Coding
48.1
#3
5.2
#231
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
—
—
Input price
— / M
$0.08 / M
Output price
— / M
$0.16 / M
Context window
—
131,072

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
Gemini 4 Carbon
Gemma 3 27B
Vision
36.0#12
-3.4#221
Multimodal
38.0#6
-1.0#178
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

16 reported for Gemini 4 Carbon · 27 for Gemma 3 27B

No common benchmarks found

Gemini 4 Carbon and Gemma 3 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

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Gemma 3 27B specifies input context (131,072 tokens). Only Gemma 3 27B specifies output context (131,072 tokens).

Google
Gemini 4 Carbon
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Google
Gemma 3 27B
Input131,072 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
Fri Oct 30 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Gemini 4 Carbon and Gemma 3 27B support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Gemini 4 Carbon

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Gemma 3 27B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 4 Carbon is licensed under a proprietary license, while Gemma 3 27B uses Gemma.

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

Gemini 4 Carbon

Proprietary

Closed source

Gemma 3 27B

Gemma

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 4 Carbon was released on 2026-10-28, while Gemma 3 27B was released on 2025-03-12.

Gemini 4 Carbon is 20 months newer than Gemma 3 27B.

Gemini 4 Carbon

Oct 28, 2026

2 days ago

1.6yr newer
Gemma 3 27B

Mar 12, 2025

1.6 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Gemini 4 Carbon and Gemma 3 27B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemini 4 Carbon
✓ Preferred
Gemma 3 27B
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FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 4 Carbon vs Gemma 3 27B.

Which is better, Gemini 4 Carbon or Gemma 3 27B?

Gemini 4 Carbon leads the LLM Stats Score 59.0 to 7.7. Gemini 4 Carbon is made by Google and Gemma 3 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 Gemini 4 Carbon compare to Gemma 3 27B in benchmarks?

Gemini 4 Carbon scores Gray Swan IPI Benchmark: 100.0%, Vending-Bench 2: 100.0%, Graphwalks BFS >128k: 96.2%, WebDev Arena: 88.4%, SEC-bench Pro: 88.2%. Gemma 3 27B scores GSM8k: 95.9%, IFEval: 90.4%, MATH: 89.0%, HumanEval: 87.8%, BIG-Bench Hard: 87.6%.

What are the context window sizes for Gemini 4 Carbon and Gemma 3 27B?

Gemini 4 Carbon supports an unknown number of tokens and Gemma 3 27B supports 131K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Gemini 4 Carbon and Gemma 3 27B?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (59.0 vs 7.7), licensing (Proprietary vs Gemma). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

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