Claude 4.1 Opus vs Gemma 3 27B

Side-by-side benchmark comparison across knowledge, coding, math, and reasoning.

Quick Verdict

Claude 4.1 Opus wins overall with a score of 61 vs 36 (25 point difference).Claude 4.1 Opus wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Claude 4.1 Opus

Claude 4.1 Opus

74.5

Gemma 3 27B

42.8

76
MMLU
45
76
GPQA
44
74
SuperGPQA
42
72
OpenBookQA
40

Coding

Claude 4.1 Opus

Claude 4.1 Opus

68

Gemma 3 27B

37

68
HumanEval
37

Mathematics

Claude 4.1 Opus

Claude 4.1 Opus

75

Gemma 3 27B

44

76
AIME 2023
45
78
AIME 2024
47
77
AIME 2025
46
72
HMMT Feb 2023
41
74
HMMT Feb 2024
43
73
HMMT Feb 2025
42
75
BRUMO 2025
44

Reasoning

Claude 4.1 Opus

Claude 4.1 Opus

73

Gemma 3 27B

42

74
SimpleQA
43
72
MuSR
41

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Claude 4.1 Opus or Gemma 3 27B?

Claude 4.1 Opus scores higher overall with 61 vs 36, a difference of 25 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude 4.1 Opus or Gemma 3 27B?

Claude 4.1 Opus leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 74.5 vs 42.8.

Which is better for coding, Claude 4.1 Opus or Gemma 3 27B?

Claude 4.1 Opus leads in coding with an average score of 68 vs 37.

Which is better for math, Claude 4.1 Opus or Gemma 3 27B?

Claude 4.1 Opus leads in math with an average score of 75 vs 44.

Which is better for reasoning, Claude 4.1 Opus or Gemma 3 27B?

Claude 4.1 Opus leads in reasoning with an average score of 73 vs 42.