DeepSeek-R1 vs Gemma 3 27B

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

Quick Verdict

Gemma 3 27B wins overall with a score of 36 vs 35 (1 point difference).Gemma 3 27B wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Gemma 3 27B

DeepSeek-R1

41.8

Gemma 3 27B

42.8

44
MMLU
45
43
GPQA
44
41
SuperGPQA
42
39
OpenBookQA
40

Coding

Gemma 3 27B

DeepSeek-R1

36

Gemma 3 27B

37

36
HumanEval
37

Mathematics

Gemma 3 27B

DeepSeek-R1

43

Gemma 3 27B

44

44
AIME 2023
45
46
AIME 2024
47
45
AIME 2025
46
40
HMMT Feb 2023
41
42
HMMT Feb 2024
43
41
HMMT Feb 2025
42
43
BRUMO 2025
44

Reasoning

Gemma 3 27B

DeepSeek-R1

41

Gemma 3 27B

42

42
SimpleQA
43
40
MuSR
41

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, DeepSeek-R1 or Gemma 3 27B?

Gemma 3 27B scores higher overall with 36 vs 35, a difference of 1 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeek-R1 or Gemma 3 27B?

Gemma 3 27B leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 42.8 vs 41.8.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeek-R1 or Gemma 3 27B?

Gemma 3 27B leads in coding with an average score of 37 vs 36.

Which is better for math, DeepSeek-R1 or Gemma 3 27B?

Gemma 3 27B leads in math with an average score of 44 vs 43.

Which is better for reasoning, DeepSeek-R1 or Gemma 3 27B?

Gemma 3 27B leads in reasoning with an average score of 42 vs 41.