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Gemma 3 27B (free) vs GPT-4.5
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Winner summary
GPT-4.5 wins on 5/6 benchmarks
GPT-4.5 wins 5 of 6 shared benchmarks. Leads in coding · knowledge · math.
Category leads
coding·GPT-4.5knowledge·GPT-4.5math·GPT-4.5
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
Gemma 3 27B (free)
#131 by perf·no signal
GPT-4.5
#166 by perf·no signal
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
Google DeepMind
$4.00T·Tier 1
OpenAI
$840.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
6 benchmarks · 2 models
Gemma 3 27B (free)GPT-4.5
Aider polyglot
GPT-4.5 leads by +40.0
Aider Polyglot · measures how well AI models can edit code across multiple programming languages using the Aider coding assistant framework.
Gemma 3 27B (free)
4.9
GPT-4.5
44.9
Fiction.LiveBench
GPT-4.5 leads by +30.6
Fiction.LiveBench · a continuously updated benchmark using recently published fiction to test reading comprehension and reasoning, preventing data contamination.
Gemma 3 27B (free)
33.3
GPT-4.5
63.9
GPQA diamond
GPT-4.5 leads by +26.4
Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs.
Gemma 3 27B (free)
31.8
GPT-4.5
58.3
Lech Mazur Writing
Gemma 3 27B (free) leads by +4.3
Lech Mazur Writing · evaluates creative writing ability, assessing prose quality, narrative coherence, and stylistic sophistication.
Gemma 3 27B (free)
79.9
GPT-4.5
75.6
MATH level 5
GPT-4.5 leads by +4.6
MATH Level 5 · the hardest tier of the MATH benchmark, featuring competition-level problems from AMC, AIME, and Olympiad-style mathematics.
Gemma 3 27B (free)
74.0
GPT-4.5
78.6
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
GPT-4.5 leads by +18.1
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
Gemma 3 27B (free)
19.6
GPT-4.5
37.7
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 27B (free) | GPT-4.5 |
|---|---|---|
Aider polyglot Aider Polyglot · measures how well AI models can edit code across multiple programming languages using the Aider coding assistant framework. | 4.9 | 44.9 |
Fiction.LiveBench Fiction.LiveBench · a continuously updated benchmark using recently published fiction to test reading comprehension and reasoning, preventing data contamination. | 33.3 | 63.9 |
GPQA diamond Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs. | 31.8 | 58.3 |
Lech Mazur Writing Lech Mazur Writing · evaluates creative writing ability, assessing prose quality, narrative coherence, and stylistic sophistication. | 79.9 | 75.6 |
MATH level 5 MATH Level 5 · the hardest tier of the MATH benchmark, featuring competition-level problems from AMC, AIME, and Olympiad-style mathematics. | 74.0 | 78.6 |
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills. | 19.6 | 37.7 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.00 | $0.00 | 131K tokens (~66 books) | — | |
| — | — | — | — |