Gemma 2 27B vs Granite 4.0 Micro
Granite 4.0 Micro costs 5.8x less per output token than Gemma 2 27B ($0.112 vs $0.65 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 2 benchmarks have a result for both.
Gemma 2 27B or Granite 4.0 Micro: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick Gemma 2 27B for work measured by OTIS Mock AIME, where it leads.
- Shared results
- 2
- Gemma 2 27B only
- 34
- Granite 4.0 Micro only
- 11
- Like-for-like categories
- 2 of 9
Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Neither has a coding score yet.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
No call
Only Granite 4.0 Micro has a AA Intelligence Index result, 5.1.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
Granite 4.0 Micro
Granite 4.0 Micro takes 131K tokens against 8K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Granite 4.0 Micro
Gemma 2 27B $0.0010, Granite 4.0 Micro $0.0001 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Gemma 2 27B not benchmarked, Granite 4.0 Micro not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- Reasoning, 8.2 points apart on average over 1 shared benchmark.
- Widest single gap
- GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run): Gemma 2 27B 36.5% against Granite 4.0 Micro 28.3%, 8.2 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- Gemma 2 27B $0.65 against Granite 4.0 Micro $0.112 per million output tokens, 5.8x apart.
- Context window
- Gemma 2 27B takes 8K tokens, Granite 4.0 Micro 131K.
Benchmark by benchmark
First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.
| Category | Gemma 2 27B | Bars | Granite 4.0 Micro | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reasoning | 1 | 0 | ||
| Math | 0 | 1 | ||
| All shared boards | 1 | 1 |
CodingDirectional onlySix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index4 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Granite 4.0 Micro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 18.0% | Only Granite 4.0 Micro measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 1.5% | Only Granite 4.0 Micro measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1211 | Not measured | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1228 | Not measured | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 39 boards here | |||
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Granite 4.0 Micro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | Not measured | 5.1 | Only Granite 4.0 Micro measured |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 122.1 | Not measured | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board, none shared
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Granite 4.0 Micro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| τ²-Bench Telecom | Not measured | 12.6% | Only Granite 4.0 Micro measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 41 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Granite 4.0 Micro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 33.6% | Only Granite 4.0 Micro measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 5.0% | Only Granite 4.0 Micro measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | 36.5% | 28.3% | Gemma 2 27B |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1198 | Not measured | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1171 | Not measured | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1206 | Not measured | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 17 boards here | |||
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Granite 4.0 Micro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Math Index | Not measured | 6.0 | Only Granite 4.0 Micro measured |
| AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 6.0% | Only Granite 4.0 Micro measured |
| OTIS Mock AIME | 1.4% | 2.8% | Granite 4.0 Micro |
| MATH level 5 | 27.9% | Not measured | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: math | 1212 | Not measured | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1221 | Not measured | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 8 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index7 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Granite 4.0 Micro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LegalBench (Vals AI) | 68.0% | Not measured | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 44.7% | Only Granite 4.0 Micro measured |
| MMLU | 75.7% | Not measured | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: science | 1228 | Not measured | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1198 | Not measured | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1241 | Not measured | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1208 | Not measured | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 13 boards here | |||
Web designNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Granite 4.0 Micro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 9 boards here | |||
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index21 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Granite 4.0 Micro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFBench | Not measured | 24.8% | Only Granite 4.0 Micro measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | Not measured | 7.0% | Only Granite 4.0 Micro measured |
| DTBench | 48.0% | Not measured | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| LMCA | 7.1% | Not measured | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| LMArena Text | 1231 | Not measured | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1206 | Not measured | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1240 | Not measured | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: English | 1242 | Not measured | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1217 | Not measured | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1221 | Not measured | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: German | 1209 | Not measured | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | 1175 | Not measured | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | 1174 | Not measured | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: French | 1248 | Not measured | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | 1228 | Not measured | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1234 | Not measured | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: Polish | 1277 | Not measured | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1224 | Not measured | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1230 | Not measured | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1249 | Not measured | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1212 | Not measured | Only Gemma 2 27B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 27 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 27B | Granite 4.0 Micro | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 5 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
Granite 4.0 Micro costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Granite 4.0 Micro costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Granite 4.0 Micro costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | Google Gemma 2 27B | IBM Granite 4.0 Micro |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | IBM Granite | |
| Weights | Open weights | Open weights |
| Released | July 13, 2024 | October 20, 2025 |
| Context window | 8K | 131K |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.65 | $0.017 |
| Output $/Mtok | $0.65 | $0.112 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 0 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Gemma 2 27B better than Granite 4.0 Micro for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Gemma 2 27B for work measured by OTIS Mock AIME, where it leads.
Which is cheaper, Gemma 2 27B or Granite 4.0 Micro?
Gemma 2 27B costs $0.65 per million input tokens and $0.65 per million output tokens; Granite 4.0 Micro costs $0.017 and $0.112. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Gemma 2 27B or Granite 4.0 Micro?
Granite 4.0 Micro, with 131K tokens against 8K.
How many benchmarks is the Gemma 2 27B vs Granite 4.0 Micro comparison based on?
2 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. Gemma 2 27B's coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and Granite 4.0 Micro's on 0. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.