Model Comparison

Gemma 2 27B vs Qwen2 72B Instruct

Qwen2 72B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

8 benchmarks

Gemma 2 27B outperforms in 1 benchmarks (ARC-C), while Qwen2 72B Instruct is better at 7 benchmarks (GSM8k, HellaSwag, HumanEval, MATH, MBPP, MMLU, Winogrande).

Qwen2 72B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

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Google
Gemma 2 27B
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2 72B Instruct
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

44.8B diff

Qwen2 72B Instruct has 44.8B more parameters than Gemma 2 27B, making it 164.7% larger.

Google
Gemma 2 27B
27.2Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2 72B Instruct
72.0Bparameters
27.2B
Gemma 2 27B
72.0B
Qwen2 72B Instruct

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemma 2 27B is licensed under Gemma, while Qwen2 72B Instruct uses tongyi-qianwen.

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

Gemma 2 27B

Gemma

Open weights

Qwen2 72B Instruct

tongyi-qianwen

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemma 2 27B was released on 2024-06-27, while Qwen2 72B Instruct was released on 2024-07-23.

Qwen2 72B Instruct is 1 month newer than Gemma 2 27B.

Gemma 2 27B

Jun 27, 2024

1.8 years ago

Qwen2 72B Instruct

Jul 23, 2024

1.7 years ago

3w newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

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Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Google
Higher ARC-C score (71.4% vs 68.9%)
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen2 72B Instruct

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Higher GSM8k score (91.1% vs 74.0%)
Higher HellaSwag score (87.6% vs 86.4%)
Higher HumanEval score (86.0% vs 51.8%)
Higher MATH score (59.7% vs 42.3%)
Higher MBPP score (80.2% vs 62.6%)
Higher MMLU score (82.3% vs 75.2%)
Higher Winogrande score (85.1% vs 83.7%)

Detailed Comparison

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Feature
Google
Gemma 2 27B
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2 72B Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Gemma 2 27B vs Qwen2 72B Instruct

Qwen2 72B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemma 2 27B is made by Google and Qwen2 72B Instruct is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Gemma 2 27B scores ARC-E: 88.6%, HellaSwag: 86.4%, BoolQ: 84.8%, TriviaQA: 83.7%, Winogrande: 83.7%. Qwen2 72B Instruct scores GSM8k: 91.1%, CMMLU: 90.1%, HellaSwag: 87.6%, HumanEval: 86.0%, Winogrande: 85.1%.
Key differences include licensing (Gemma vs tongyi-qianwen). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Gemma 2 27B is developed by Google and Qwen2 72B Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.