Gemma 2 27B vs Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct
Gemma 2 27B and Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct are closely matched at -0.7 and 2.0 on the LLM Stats Score.
Google · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Gemma 2 27B and Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at -0.7 and 2.0.
The models split the 8 individual benchmarks reported for both models evenly.
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 Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct
- your work emphasizes coding — it leads those capability indexes
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2024
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
16 reported for Gemma 2 27B · 15 for Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct
Gemma 2 27B outperforms in 4 benchmarks (ARC-C, HellaSwag, MMLU, Winogrande), while Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct is better at 4 benchmarks (GSM8k, HumanEval, MATH, MBPP).
Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct has 4.8B more parameters than Gemma 2 27B, making it 17.6% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct specifies output context (128,000 tokens).
License
Usage and distribution terms
Gemma 2 27B is licensed under Gemma, while Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct uses Apache 2.0.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
Gemma
Open weights
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Gemma 2 27B was released on 2024-06-27, while Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct was released on 2024-09-19.
Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct is 3 months newer than Gemma 2 27B.
Jun 27, 2024
2.3 years ago
Sep 19, 2024
2.0 years ago
2mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.
Unable to compare the recency of their training data.
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Gemma 2 27B and Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Gemma 2 27B vs Qwen2.5-Coder 32B Instruct.