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Gemma 2 27B vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct

Gemma 2 27B and Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct are closely matched at -0.7 and 0.4 on the LLM Stats Score.

Google · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemma 2 27B and Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at -0.7 and 0.4.

In the 5 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct wins 3; 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 Gemma 2 27B

  • you are already invested in the Google ecosystem

Choose Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct

  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 3 of 5 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2024

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemma 2 27B
Google
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct
NVIDIA
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
-0.7
#330
0.4
#324
Reasoning
-1.1
#326
0.1
#317
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
2 of 5
3 of 5
Input price
— / M
— / M
Output price
— / M
— / M
Context window
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
Gemma 2 27B
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct
Math
-0.7#297
7.0#266
Legal
1.9#173
6.2#148
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

16 reported for Gemma 2 27B · 11 for Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct

5 shared

Gemma 2 27B outperforms in 2 benchmarks (ARC-C, HellaSwag), while Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct is better at 3 benchmarks (GSM8k, MMLU, Winogrande).

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct has a slight edge in benchmark performance.

Sun Sep 20 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

42.8B diff

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

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

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemma 2 27B is licensed under Gemma, while Llama 3.1 Nemotron 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 Nemotron 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 Nemotron 70B Instruct was released on 2024-10-01.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct is 3 months newer than Gemma 2 27B.

Gemma 2 27B

Jun 27, 2024

2.2 years ago

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct

Oct 1, 2024

2.0 years ago

3mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-12-01, while Gemma 2 27B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct's training data extends to 2023-12-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Gemma 2 27B's cutoff date.

Gemma 2 27B

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Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct

Dec 2023

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Gemma 2 27B and Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemma 2 27B
✓ Preferred
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct
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FAQ

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

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

Gemma 2 27B and Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct are closely matched on the LLM Stats Score at -0.7 and 0.4. Gemma 2 27B is made by Google and Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct is made by NVIDIA. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Gemma 2 27B compare to Llama 3.1 Nemotron 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 Nemotron 70B Instruct scores GSM8k: 91.4%, HellaSwag: 85.6%, Winogrande: 84.5%, GSM8K Chat: 81.9%, MMLU Chat: 80.6%.

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

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (-0.7 vs 0.4), 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 Nemotron 70B Instruct?

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

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