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Gemma 2 27B vs Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512)

Gemma 2 27B and Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) are closely matched at -0.7 and -1.1 on the LLM Stats Score.

Google · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemma 2 27B and Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at -0.7 and -1.1.

In the 3 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) wins 2; 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 Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512)

  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 2 of 3 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Dec 2025

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemma 2 27B
Google
Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512)
Mistral AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
-0.7
#338
-1.1
#341
Reasoning
-1.1
#334
-1.2
#335
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
1 of 3
2 of 3
Input price
— / M
— / M
Output price
— / M
— / M
Context window
—
—

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
Gemma 2 27B
Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512)
Math
-0.7#299
4.2#287
Legal
1.9#175
4.2#165
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

16 reported for Gemma 2 27B · 6 for Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512)

3 shared

Gemma 2 27B outperforms in 1 benchmarks (TriviaQA), while Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) is better at 2 benchmarks (AGIEval, MMLU).

Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

Thu Oct 01 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

19.2B diff

Gemma 2 27B has 19.2B more parameters than Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512), making it 240.0% larger.

Google
Gemma 2 27B
27.2Bparameters
Mistral AI
Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512)
8.0Bparameters
27.2B
Gemma 2 27B
8.0B
Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512)

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) supports multimodal inputs, whereas Gemma 2 27B does not.

Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemma 2 27B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemma 2 27B is licensed under Gemma, while Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) uses Apache 2.0.

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

Gemma 2 27B

Gemma

Open weights

Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512)

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemma 2 27B was released on 2024-06-27, while Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) was released on 2025-12-04.

Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) is 18 months newer than Gemma 2 27B.

Gemma 2 27B

Jun 27, 2024

2.3 years ago

Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512)

Dec 4, 2025

10 months ago

1.4yr 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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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Gemma 2 27B and Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemma 2 27B
✓ Preferred
Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512)
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FAQ

Common questions about Gemma 2 27B vs Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512).

Which is better, Gemma 2 27B or Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512)?

Gemma 2 27B and Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) are closely matched on the LLM Stats Score at -0.7 and -1.1. Gemma 2 27B is made by Google and Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) is made by Mistral AI. 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 Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) in benchmarks?

Gemma 2 27B scores ARC-E: 88.6%, HellaSwag: 86.4%, BoolQ: 84.8%, TriviaQA: 83.7%, Winogrande: 83.7%. Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) scores MMLU-Redux: 79.3%, MMLU: 76.1%, Multilingual MMLU: 70.6%, TriviaQA: 68.1%, MATH (CoT): 62.6%.

What are the main differences between Gemma 2 27B and Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512)?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (-0.7 vs -1.1), multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (Gemma vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemma 2 27B and Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512)?

Gemma 2 27B is developed by Google and Ministral 3 (8B Base 2512) is developed by Mistral AI.

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