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Model comparison

Gemma 3 27B vs o1

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 12 shared benchmark results across 5 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

40.85/100
Margin
6.3pts
winning →
OpenAI
47.14/100
0 category wins0 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: Gemma 3 27B #173 (Supported); o1 #136 (Estimated). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. Gemma 3 27B and o1 share 12 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 4 results are unique to Gemma 3 27B; 4 to o1.

Updated July 24, 2026
Shared results
12
Gemma 3 27B only
4
o1 only
4
Comparable categories
0 / 8

Benchmark data for Gemma 3 27B and o1 is coming soon on BenchLM.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 12 shared benchmark results across 5 evidence categories; 0 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

BenchLM has partial data for these models, but not enough overlapping benchmark coverage to produce a fair score-level comparison yet.

o1 is priced at $15.00 input / $60.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens for Gemma 3 27B. o1 has the larger context window at 200K, compared with 32K for Gemma 3 27B.

Category breakdown

Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.

Category scores and score margins for Gemma 3 27B and o1
CategoryGemma 3 27BΔo1
KnowledgeGemma 3 27BNot measuredMarginNo overlapo175.7
MathGemma 3 27BNot measuredMarginNo overlapo19.3
Inst. FollowingGemma 3 27BNot measuredMarginNo overlapo192.2

Operational comparison

Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.

MetricGemma 3 27Bo1Comparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGemma 3 27B$0 input / $0 outputo1$15 input / $60 outputGemma 3 27B has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondGemma 3 27B31 tok/so198 tok/so1 has the higher measured throughput.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGemma 3 27B2.04 so132.29 sGemma 3 27B reaches the first token sooner.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGemma 3 27B32Ko1200Ko1 lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkGemma 3 27Bo1Result
AA Agentic IndexSource 0.3%Not comparable
τ²-bench resultsSource 10.5%62.6%o1 leads
GDPval-AASource 0.0%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource -119Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkGemma 3 27Bo1Result
AA Coding IndexSource 10.1%39.7%o1 leads
AA-SciCodeSource 21.2%35.8%o1 leads
Reasoning
BenchmarkGemma 3 27Bo1Result
AA-LCRSource 5.7%59.3%o1 leads
CritPtSource 0.0%0.3%o1 leads
Knowledge
BenchmarkGemma 3 27Bo1Result
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 7.4%23.4%o1 leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 42.8%74.7%o1 leads
AA-HLESource 4.7%7.7%o1 leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource -65.9%-10.5%o1 leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 12.5%34.7%o1 leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 89.5%69.3%o1 leads
MMLUSource 91.8%Not comparable
GPQASource 75.7%Not comparable
Math
BenchmarkGemma 3 27Bo1Result
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source 9.310%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkGemma 3 27Bo1Result
AA-MMMU-ProSource 48.0%Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkGemma 3 27Bo1Result
AA-IFBenchSource 31.8%70.3%o1 leads
IFEvalSource 92.2%Not comparable
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare Gemma 3 27B and o1 on BenchLM yet?

Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.

Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?

BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.

What data is available for Gemma 3 27B and o1 today?

Gemma 3 27B: $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens o1: $15.00 input / $60.00 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.

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Last updated: July 24, 2026