Gemma 3 27B vs Grok 3 [Beta]

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

Quick Verdict

Gemma 3 27B wins overall with a score of 36 vs 33 (3 point difference).Gemma 3 27B wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Gemma 3 27B

Gemma 3 27B

42.8

Grok 3 [Beta]

39.8

45
MMLU
42
44
GPQA
41
42
SuperGPQA
39
40
OpenBookQA
37

Coding

Gemma 3 27B

Gemma 3 27B

37

Grok 3 [Beta]

34

37
HumanEval
34

Mathematics

Gemma 3 27B

Gemma 3 27B

44

Grok 3 [Beta]

41

45
AIME 2023
42
47
AIME 2024
44
46
AIME 2025
43
41
HMMT Feb 2023
38
43
HMMT Feb 2024
40
42
HMMT Feb 2025
39
44
BRUMO 2025
41

Reasoning

Gemma 3 27B

Gemma 3 27B

42

Grok 3 [Beta]

39

43
SimpleQA
40
41
MuSR
38

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Gemma 3 27B or Grok 3 [Beta]?

Gemma 3 27B scores higher overall with 36 vs 33, a difference of 3 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Gemma 3 27B or Grok 3 [Beta]?

Gemma 3 27B leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 42.8 vs 39.8.

Which is better for coding, Gemma 3 27B or Grok 3 [Beta]?

Gemma 3 27B leads in coding with an average score of 37 vs 34.

Which is better for math, Gemma 3 27B or Grok 3 [Beta]?

Gemma 3 27B leads in math with an average score of 44 vs 41.

Which is better for reasoning, Gemma 3 27B or Grok 3 [Beta]?

Gemma 3 27B leads in reasoning with an average score of 42 vs 39.