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Claude Sonnet 4.5 vs Gemma 3 27B (free)
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Winner summary
Claude Sonnet 4.5 wins on 3/3 benchmarks
Claude Sonnet 4.5 wins 3 of 3 shared benchmarks. Leads in knowledge · math.
Category leads
knowledge·Claude Sonnet 4.5math·Claude Sonnet 4.5
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
Claude Sonnet 4.5
#130 by perf·no signal
Gemma 3 27B (free)
#129 by perf·no signal
Best value
Claude Sonnet 4.5
Claude Sonnet 4.5
4.7 pts/$
$9.00/M
Gemma 3 27B (free)
—
$0.00/M
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
Anthropic
$380.0B·Tier 1
Google DeepMind
$4.00T·Tier 1
Head to head
3 benchmarks · 2 models
Claude Sonnet 4.5Gemma 3 27B (free)
GPQA diamond
Claude Sonnet 4.5 leads by +44.6
Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs.
Claude Sonnet 4.5
76.4
Gemma 3 27B (free)
31.8
MATH level 5
Claude Sonnet 4.5 leads by +23.7
MATH Level 5 · the hardest tier of the MATH benchmark, featuring competition-level problems from AMC, AIME, and Olympiad-style mathematics.
Claude Sonnet 4.5
97.7
Gemma 3 27B (free)
74.0
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
Claude Sonnet 4.5 leads by +58.1
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
Claude Sonnet 4.5
77.8
Gemma 3 27B (free)
19.6
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 4.5 | Gemma 3 27B (free) |
|---|---|---|
GPQA diamond Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs. | 76.4 | 31.8 |
MATH level 5 MATH Level 5 · the hardest tier of the MATH benchmark, featuring competition-level problems from AMC, AIME, and Olympiad-style mathematics. | 97.7 | 74.0 |
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills. | 77.8 | 19.6 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Sonnet 4.5 | $3.00 | $15.00 | 1.0M tokens (~500 books) | $60.00 |
| Gemma 3 27B (free) | $0.00 | $0.00 | 131K tokens (~66 books) | — |