Gemma 2 27B vs Qwen2 72B Instruct
Qwen2 72B Instruct leads the LLM Stats Score 5.8 to -0.7.
Google · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Qwen2 72B Instruct leads the overall LLM Stats Score 5.8 to -0.7, ranking #300 overall.
In the 8 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Qwen2 72B Instruct wins 7; 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 Qwen2 72B Instruct
- overall performance matters — it scores 5.8 and ranks #300 on LLM Stats
- your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
- you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 7 of 8 exact shared results
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jul 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 · 17 for Qwen2 72B Instruct
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.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Qwen2 72B Instruct has 44.8B more parameters than Gemma 2 27B, making it 164.7% larger.
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
Open weights
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.
Jun 27, 2024
2.3 years ago
Jul 23, 2024
2.2 years ago
3w 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 72B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Gemma 2 27B vs Qwen2 72B Instruct.