# Exaone 4.0 1.2B vs Gemma 3 27B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Exaone 4.0 1.2B and Gemma 3 27B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/exaone-4-0-1-2b-vs-gemma-3-27b
- Last updated: September 21, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 0
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5

## Quick Verdict

No benchmark verdict yet: there is no shared sourced benchmark row for Exaone 4.0 1.2B and Gemma 3 27B.

## Summary

- Exaone 4.0 1.2B and Gemma 3 27B do not currently share a sourced benchmark row. The mirror therefore compares metadata, pricing, context windows, and each model's separately reported coverage without naming a benchmark winner.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Exaone 4.0 1.2B | Gemma 3 27B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | LG AI Research | Google |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Non-Reasoning | Non-Reasoning |
| Context | 128K | 32K |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 38.37 | 35.97 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 0 | 0 |
| Pricing (input/output) | N/A | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Exaone 4.0 1.2B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Gemma 3 27B public-lane score: 33 (Estimated · #141/154)

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Exaone 4.0 1.2B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Gemma 3 27B public-lane score: 33.3 (Estimated · #138/156)

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Exaone 4.0 1.2B public-lane score: 21 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Gemma 3 27B public-lane score: 26 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Exaone 4.0 1.2B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Gemma 3 27B public-lane score: 30.8 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Exaone 4.0 1.2B public-lane score: 36.2 (Estimated · #157/186)
- Gemma 3 27B public-lane score: 33.5 (Estimated · #174/186)

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Exaone 4.0 1.2B public-lane score: 27.4 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- Gemma 3 27B public-lane score: 34.3 (#110/124)

## FAQ

### Can I compare Exaone 4.0 1.2B and Gemma 3 27B on BenchLM yet?

Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but sourced benchmark coverage is still incomplete for a fair score-level comparison.

### Why does this page show "coming soon" values?

BenchLM only calls winners when public benchmark coverage is available on both sides of the comparison.

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## Explore More

- [Exaone 4.0 1.2B profile](/models/exaone-4-0-1-2b)
- [Gemma 3 27B profile](/models/gemma-3-27b)
- [Compare Pricing](/llm-pricing)
- [Alternative Finder](/tools/alternative-finder)
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- [Overall Rankings](/best/overall)