GPT-4o mini vs Gemma 3 27B

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

GPT-4o mini finishes one point ahead overall, 43 to 42. That is enough to call, but not enough to treat as a blowout. This matchup comes down to a few meaningful edges rather than one model dominating the board.

GPT-4o mini's sharpest advantage is in coding, where it averages 87.2 against 22.7. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is HumanEval, 87.2 to 37.

GPT-4o mini gives you the larger context window at 128K, compared with 32K for Gemma 3 27B.

Quick Verdict

Pick GPT-4o mini if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Gemma 3 27B only becomes the better choice if its workflow or ecosystem matters more than the raw scoreboard.

Knowledge

GPT-4o mini

GPT-4o mini

82

Gemma 3 27B

37.3

82
MMLU
45
-
GPQA
44
-
SuperGPQA
42
-
OpenBookQA
40
-
MMLU-Pro
50
-
HLE
3

Coding

GPT-4o mini

GPT-4o mini

87.2

Gemma 3 27B

22.7

87.2
HumanEval
37
-
SWE-bench Verified
16
-
LiveCodeBench
15

Mathematics

Gemma 3 27B
-
AIME 2023
45
-
AIME 2024
47
-
AIME 2025
46
-
HMMT Feb 2023
41
-
HMMT Feb 2024
43
-
HMMT Feb 2025
42
-
BRUMO 2025
44
-
MATH-500
56

Reasoning

Gemma 3 27B
-
SimpleQA
43
-
MuSR
41
-
BBH
62

Instruction Following

Gemma 3 27B
-
IFEval
67

Multilingual

GPT-4o mini

GPT-4o mini

87

Gemma 3 27B

64

87
MGSM
64

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, GPT-4o mini or Gemma 3 27B?

GPT-4o mini is ahead overall, 43 to 42. The biggest single separator in this matchup is HumanEval, where the scores are 87.2 and 37.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, GPT-4o mini or Gemma 3 27B?

GPT-4o mini has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 82 versus 37.3. Inside this category, MMLU is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for coding, GPT-4o mini or Gemma 3 27B?

GPT-4o mini has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 87.2 versus 22.7. Inside this category, HumanEval is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for multilingual tasks, GPT-4o mini or Gemma 3 27B?

GPT-4o mini has the edge for multilingual tasks in this comparison, averaging 87 versus 64. Inside this category, MGSM is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Last updated: March 9, 2026

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