Gemma 3 27B vs Kimi K2

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

Quick Verdict

Gemma 3 27B wins overall with a score of 36 vs 23 (13 point difference).Gemma 3 27B wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Gemma 3 27B

Gemma 3 27B

42.8

Kimi K2

29.8

45
MMLU
32
44
GPQA
31
42
SuperGPQA
29
40
OpenBookQA
27

Coding

Gemma 3 27B

Gemma 3 27B

37

Kimi K2

24

37
HumanEval
24

Mathematics

Gemma 3 27B

Gemma 3 27B

44

Kimi K2

31

45
AIME 2023
32
47
AIME 2024
34
46
AIME 2025
33
41
HMMT Feb 2023
28
43
HMMT Feb 2024
30
42
HMMT Feb 2025
29
44
BRUMO 2025
31

Reasoning

Gemma 3 27B

Gemma 3 27B

42

Kimi K2

29

43
SimpleQA
30
41
MuSR
28

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Gemma 3 27B or Kimi K2?

Gemma 3 27B scores higher overall with 36 vs 23, a difference of 13 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Gemma 3 27B or Kimi K2?

Gemma 3 27B leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 42.8 vs 29.8.

Which is better for coding, Gemma 3 27B or Kimi K2?

Gemma 3 27B leads in coding with an average score of 37 vs 24.

Which is better for math, Gemma 3 27B or Kimi K2?

Gemma 3 27B leads in math with an average score of 44 vs 31.

Which is better for reasoning, Gemma 3 27B or Kimi K2?

Gemma 3 27B leads in reasoning with an average score of 42 vs 29.