Gemma 3 27B vs Moonshot v1

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

Quick Verdict

Moonshot v1 wins overall with a score of 44 vs 36 (8 point difference).Moonshot v1 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Moonshot v1

Gemma 3 27B

42.8

Moonshot v1

50.8

45
MMLU
53
44
GPQA
52
42
SuperGPQA
50
40
OpenBookQA
48

Coding

Moonshot v1

Gemma 3 27B

37

Moonshot v1

45

37
HumanEval
45

Mathematics

Moonshot v1

Gemma 3 27B

44

Moonshot v1

52

45
AIME 2023
53
47
AIME 2024
55
46
AIME 2025
54
41
HMMT Feb 2023
49
43
HMMT Feb 2024
51
42
HMMT Feb 2025
50
44
BRUMO 2025
52

Reasoning

Moonshot v1

Gemma 3 27B

42

Moonshot v1

50

43
SimpleQA
51
41
MuSR
49

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Gemma 3 27B or Moonshot v1?

Moonshot v1 scores higher overall with 44 vs 36, a difference of 8 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Gemma 3 27B or Moonshot v1?

Moonshot v1 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 50.8 vs 42.8.

Which is better for coding, Gemma 3 27B or Moonshot v1?

Moonshot v1 leads in coding with an average score of 45 vs 37.

Which is better for math, Gemma 3 27B or Moonshot v1?

Moonshot v1 leads in math with an average score of 52 vs 44.

Which is better for reasoning, Gemma 3 27B or Moonshot v1?

Moonshot v1 leads in reasoning with an average score of 50 vs 42.