Model Comparison

Gemma 2 27B vs Llama 3.1 70B InstructWhich is better in 2026?

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Verdict: Gemma 2 27B vs Llama 3.1 70B Instruct — which is better?

Gemma 2 27B (by Google) and Llama 3.1 70B Instruct (by Meta) are two of the AI models people compare most. Here is how they stack up on benchmarks, price and capabilities, and which one to pick in 2026.

Gemma 2 27B outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Llama 3.1 70B Instruct is better at 3 benchmarks (ARC-C, HumanEval, MMLU). Llama 3.1 70B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Choose Gemma 2 27B if…

  • you are already invested in the Google ecosystem

Choose Llama 3.1 70B Instruct if…

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 3 of 3 shared benchmarks
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jul 2024
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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

3 benchmarks

Gemma 2 27B outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Llama 3.1 70B Instruct is better at 3 benchmarks (ARC-C, HumanEval, MMLU).

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Sat Jun 06 2026 • llm-stats.com

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

42.8B diff

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct has 42.8B more parameters than Gemma 2 27B, making it 157.4% larger.

Google
Gemma 2 27B
27.2Bparameters
Meta
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
70.0Bparameters
27.2B
Gemma 2 27B
70.0B
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Llama 3.1 70B Instruct specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Llama 3.1 70B Instruct specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

Google
Gemma 2 27B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Meta
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
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License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemma 2 27B is licensed under Gemma, while Llama 3.1 70B Instruct uses Llama 3.1 Community License.

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

Gemma 2 27B

Gemma

Open weights

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct

Llama 3.1 Community License

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemma 2 27B was released on 2024-06-27, while Llama 3.1 70B Instruct was released on 2024-07-23.

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct is 1 month newer than Gemma 2 27B.

Gemma 2 27B

Jun 27, 2024

1.9 years ago

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct

Jul 23, 2024

1.9 years ago

3w newer

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

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Key Takeaways

Google

No standout differentiators in the data we have for this pair.

Meta
Larger context window (128,000 tokens)
Higher ARC-C score (94.8% vs 71.4%)
Higher HumanEval score (80.5% vs 51.8%)
Higher MMLU score (83.6% vs 75.2%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Google
Gemma 2 27B
Meta
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Gemma 2 27B vs Llama 3.1 70B Instruct.

Which is better, Gemma 2 27B or Llama 3.1 70B Instruct?

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemma 2 27B is made by Google and Llama 3.1 70B Instruct is made by Meta. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Gemma 2 27B compare to Llama 3.1 70B Instruct in benchmarks?

Gemma 2 27B scores ARC-E: 88.6%, HellaSwag: 86.4%, BoolQ: 84.8%, TriviaQA: 83.7%, Winogrande: 83.7%. Llama 3.1 70B Instruct scores GSM-8K (CoT): 95.1%, ARC-C: 94.8%, API-Bank: 90.0%, IFEval: 87.5%, Multilingual MGSM (CoT): 86.9%.

What are the context window sizes for Gemma 2 27B and Llama 3.1 70B Instruct?

Gemma 2 27B supports an unknown number of tokens and Llama 3.1 70B Instruct supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Gemma 2 27B and Llama 3.1 70B Instruct?

Key differences include licensing (Gemma vs Llama 3.1 Community License). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemma 2 27B and Llama 3.1 70B Instruct?

Gemma 2 27B is developed by Google and Llama 3.1 70B Instruct is developed by Meta.

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