# Gemma 3 27B vs Llama 4 Maverick

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Gemma 3 27B and Llama 4 Maverick across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gemma-3-27b-vs-llama-4-maverick
- Last updated: September 29, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 0
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.7

## Quick Verdict

No benchmark verdict yet: there is no shared sourced benchmark row for Gemma 3 27B and Llama 4 Maverick.

## Summary

- Gemma 3 27B and Llama 4 Maverick 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 | Gemma 3 27B | Llama 4 Maverick |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Google | Meta |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Non-Reasoning | Non-Reasoning |
| Context | 32K | 1M |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 28.75 | 22.94 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 0 | 1 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 3 27B public-lane score: 8 (Estimated · #116/117)
- Llama 4 Maverick public-lane score: 12.8 (Estimated · #112/117)

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 3 27B public-lane score: 12.6 (Estimated · #141/143)
- Llama 4 Maverick public-lane score: 18.1 (Estimated · #135/143)

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 3 27B public-lane score: 27.1 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Llama 4 Maverick public-lane score: 56.6 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 3 27B public-lane score: 31.9 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- Llama 4 Maverick public-lane score: 52.6 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 3 27B public-lane score: 24.5 (Estimated · #163/169)
- Llama 4 Maverick public-lane score: 31 (Estimated · #137/169)

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 3 27B public-lane score: 34.3 (#110/124)
- Llama 4 Maverick public-lane score: 48.9 (#82/124)

### Mathematics

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 3 27B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Llama 4 Maverick public-lane score: 25.1 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)

| Benchmark | Gemma 3 27B | Llama 4 Maverick | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | Coming soon | 0.690% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Can I compare Gemma 3 27B and Llama 4 Maverick 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

- [Gemma 3 27B profile](/models/gemma-3-27b)
- [Llama 4 Maverick profile](/models/llama-4-maverick)
- [Compare Pricing](/llm-pricing)
- [Alternative Finder](/tools/alternative-finder)
- [LLM Selector](/tools/llm-selector)
- [Overall Rankings](/best/overall)