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Llama 3.1 8B Instruct vs Gemma 3 27B (free)
Side by side · benchmarks, pricing, and signals you can act on.
Winner summary
Gemma 3 27B (free) wins on 3/3 benchmarks
Gemma 3 27B (free) wins 3 of 3 shared benchmarks. Leads in knowledge · math.
Category leads
knowledge·Gemma 3 27B (free)math·Gemma 3 27B (free)
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
#199 by perf·no signal
Gemma 3 27B (free)
#131 by perf·no signal
Best value
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
782.9 pts/$
$0.04/M
Gemma 3 27B (free)
—
$0.00/M
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
Meta AI
$1.50T·Tier 1
Google DeepMind
$4.00T·Tier 1
Head to head
3 benchmarks · 2 models
Llama 3.1 8B InstructGemma 3 27B (free)
GPQA diamond
Gemma 3 27B (free) leads by +30.6
Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs.
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
1.3
Gemma 3 27B (free)
31.8
MATH level 5
Gemma 3 27B (free) leads by +51.2
MATH Level 5 · the hardest tier of the MATH benchmark, featuring competition-level problems from AMC, AIME, and Olympiad-style mathematics.
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
22.9
Gemma 3 27B (free)
74.0
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
Gemma 3 27B (free) leads by +17.2
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
2.4
Gemma 3 27B (free)
19.6
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | Llama 3.1 8B Instruct | 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. | 1.3 | 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. | 22.9 | 74.0 |
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills. | 2.4 | 19.6 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.02 | $0.05 | 16K tokens (~8 books) | $0.28 | |
| $0.00 | $0.00 | 131K tokens (~66 books) | — |