# Gemma 2 27B vs GPT-4.1

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Gemma 2 27B and GPT-4.1 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gemma-2-27b-vs-gpt-4-1
- Last updated: October 14, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 1
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Evidence is too thin for a benchmark verdict: Gemma 2 27B and GPT-4.1 share only 1 sourced benchmark row.

## Summary

- Only 1 shared sourced benchmark row is available. That is not enough for a broad capability verdict, so this mirror does not name an overall winner.
- GPT-4.1 has the larger published context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Gemma 2 27B | GPT-4.1 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Google | OpenAI |
| Type | Open Weight | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Non-Reasoning | Non-Reasoning |
| Context | 8K | 1M |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | null | 37.38 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 1 | 7 |
| Pricing (input/output) | N/A | $2.00 / $8.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 2 27B public-lane score: Coming soon
- GPT-4.1 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | GPT-4.1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Gert Labs | Coming soon | 25.65% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 2 27B public-lane score: Coming soon
- GPT-4.1 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | GPT-4.1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | Coming soon | 54.6% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 2 27B public-lane score: Coming soon
- GPT-4.1 public-lane score: 72.8 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 2 27B public-lane score: Coming soon
- GPT-4.1 public-lane score: 54.7 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 2 27B public-lane score: Coming soon
- GPT-4.1 public-lane score: 35.8 (Supported · #131/181)

| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | GPT-4.1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU | 76.2% | 90.2% | GPT-4.1 |
| GPQA | Coming soon | 66.3% | Coming soon |

### Multilingual

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 2 27B public-lane score: Coming soon
- GPT-4.1 public-lane score: 61.5 (#14/17)

| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | GPT-4.1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU-ProX | Coming soon | 72.7% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 2 27B public-lane score: Coming soon
- GPT-4.1 public-lane score: 50.3 (#83/128)

| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | GPT-4.1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | Coming soon | 87.4% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 2 27B public-lane score: Coming soon
- GPT-4.1 public-lane score: 27 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)

| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | GPT-4.1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | Coming soon | 5.965% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between Gemma 2 27B and GPT-4.1?

Not yet. The models share only 1 sourced benchmark row, so this mirror reports the available measurements and metadata without naming a broad winner.

### What can I compare safely on this page?

Published pricing, context windows, model type, and individual shared benchmark rows are directly comparable. Independent overall scores and non-overlapping benchmark coverage are labeled separately and should not be read as a controlled head-to-head result.

## Related Comparisons

- [Gemma 2 27B vs GPT-4.1 mini](/compare/gemma-2-27b-vs-gpt-4-1-mini)
- [GPT-4.1 vs GPT-4.1 mini](/compare/gpt-4-1-vs-gpt-4-1-mini)
- [Gemma 2 27B vs GPT-4.1 nano](/compare/gemma-2-27b-vs-gpt-4-1-nano)
- [GPT-4.1 vs GPT-4.1 nano](/compare/gpt-4-1-vs-gpt-4-1-nano)

## Explore More

- [Gemma 2 27B profile](/models/gemma-2-27b)
- [GPT-4.1 profile](/models/gpt-4-1)
- [Compare Pricing](/llm-pricing)
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- [Overall Rankings](/best/overall)
