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Gemini 2.0 Flash vs Gemma 2 27B

Gemini 2.0 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 16.7 to -0.5.

Google · Google · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemini 2.0 Flash leads the overall LLM Stats Score 16.7 to -0.5, ranking #204 overall.

In the 1 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Gemini 2.0 Flash wins 1; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

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

Choose Gemini 2.0 Flash

  • overall performance matters — it scores 16.7 and ranks #204 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 1 of 1 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Dec 2024

Choose Gemma 2 27B

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

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemini 2.0 Flash
Google
Gemma 2 27B
Google
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
16.7
#204
-0.5
#313
Reasoning
16.1
#204
-0.9
#310
Coding
1.8
#216
-7.9
#249
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
1 of 1
0 of 1
Input price
$0.10 / M
— / M
Output price
$0.40 / 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
Gemini 2.0 Flash
Gemma 2 27B
Math
23.6#121
-0.3#287
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

13 reported for Gemini 2.0 Flash · 16 for Gemma 2 27B

1 shared

Gemini 2.0 Flash outperforms in 1 benchmarks (MATH), while Gemma 2 27B is better at 0 benchmarks.

Gemini 2.0 Flash significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Mon Aug 31 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Gemini 2.0 Flash specifies input context (1,048,576 tokens). Only Gemini 2.0 Flash specifies output context (8,192 tokens).

Google
Gemini 2.0 Flash
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output8,192 tokens
Google
Gemma 2 27B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Mon Aug 31 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Gemini 2.0 Flash supports multimodal inputs, whereas Gemma 2 27B does not.

Gemini 2.0 Flash can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemini 2.0 Flash

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Gemma 2 27B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 2.0 Flash is licensed under a proprietary license, while Gemma 2 27B uses Gemma.

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

Gemini 2.0 Flash

Proprietary

Closed source

Gemma 2 27B

Gemma

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 2.0 Flash was released on 2024-12-01, while Gemma 2 27B was released on 2024-06-27.

Gemini 2.0 Flash is 5 months newer than Gemma 2 27B.

Gemini 2.0 Flash

Dec 1, 2024

1.7 years ago

5mo newer
Gemma 2 27B

Jun 27, 2024

2.2 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 2.0 Flash has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-08-01, while Gemma 2 27B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 2.0 Flash's training data extends to 2024-08-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Gemma 2 27B's cutoff date.

Gemini 2.0 Flash

Aug 2024

Gemma 2 27B

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Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Gemini 2.0 Flash and Gemma 2 27B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

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FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 2.0 Flash vs Gemma 2 27B.

Which is better, Gemini 2.0 Flash or Gemma 2 27B?

Gemini 2.0 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 16.7 to -0.5. Gemini 2.0 Flash is made by Google 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 Gemini 2.0 Flash compare to Gemma 2 27B in benchmarks?

Gemini 2.0 Flash scores Natural2Code: 92.9%, MATH: 89.7%, FACTS Grounding: 83.6%, MMLU-Pro: 76.4%, EgoSchema: 71.5%. 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 Gemini 2.0 Flash and Gemma 2 27B?

Gemini 2.0 Flash 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 Gemini 2.0 Flash and Gemma 2 27B?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (16.7 vs -0.5), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Gemma). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

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