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Gemma 3 27B vs Mistral Medium 3

Updated October 21, 2026. 51 benchmarks have a result for both. Coding is ranked on the Vibe Coding Index; every other board is shown as published.

Replace Gemma 3 27B Replace Mistral Medium 3
Gemma 3 27BGoogle
Coding
No data
Overall
4.9
Output $/M
$0.30
16
Mistral Medium 3Mistral AI
Coding
No data
Overall
9.0
Output $/M
$2.00
34
vs boards won of 51 shared, 1 tied

Decision reading

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.

Gemma 3 27B has the edge where output tokens cost 6.7x less, and where what matters is LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) or LMArena Text: coding, where it leads.

Model AGemma 3 27BGoogleNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel BMistral Medium 3Mistral AINot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved task
Shared results
51
Gemma 3 27B only
11
Mistral Medium 3 only
6
Like-for-like categories
7 of 9

Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results only one model has describe coverage, not superiority.

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.

At a glance

Coding index
Gemma 3 27B not benchmarked, Mistral Medium 3 not benchmarked.
Widest category
Agentic work, 13.7 points apart on average over 1 shared benchmark.
Widest single gap
LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run): Gemma 3 27B 13.7% against Mistral Medium 3 40.0%, 26.3 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
Output price
Gemma 3 27B $0.30 against Mistral Medium 3 $2.00 per million output tokens, 6.7x apart.
Context window
Both take 131K tokens.

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.

Boards won, where both have a result
CategoryGemma 3 27BBarsMistral Medium 3Ties
Coding031 tie
Intelligence02
Agentic work01
Reasoning25
Math04
Knowledge32
General1117
All shared boards16341 tie
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index03
Coding benchmarks for Gemma 3 27B and Mistral Medium 3
BenchmarkGemma 3 27BMistral Medium 3Leader
Aider polyglot4.9%Not measuredOnly Gemma 3 27B measured
AA Coding Index10.1Not measuredOnly Gemma 3 27B measured
LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run)13.7%40.0%Mistral Medium 3
SciCode23.3%Not measuredOnly Gemma 3 27B measured
Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run)3.8%3.8%Tie
LMArena Text: coding13221385Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: software and IT13541385Mistral Medium 3
Neither model has a result on the other 31 boards here
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
Intelligence benchmarks for Gemma 3 27B and Mistral Medium 3
BenchmarkGemma 3 27BMistral Medium 3Leader
AA Intelligence Index4.99.0Mistral Medium 3
Epoch Capabilities Index130.0134.0Mistral Medium 3
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
Agentic work benchmarks for Gemma 3 27B and Mistral Medium 3
BenchmarkGemma 3 27BMistral Medium 3Leader
AA Agentic Index0.1Not measuredOnly Gemma 3 27B measured
τ²-Bench Telecom10.5%24.3%Mistral Medium 3
Neither model has a result on the other 37 boards here
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index25
Reasoning benchmarks for Gemma 3 27B and Mistral Medium 3
BenchmarkGemma 3 27BMistral Medium 3Leader
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)42.8%57.8%Mistral Medium 3
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)4.4%4.1%Gemma 3 27B
GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run)47.7%Not measuredOnly Gemma 3 27B measured
LMArena Text: hard prompts13401364Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: expert13041342Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: hard prompts in English13531374Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Vision: diagrams11561155Gemma 3 27B
LMArena Vision: homework11601165Mistral Medium 3
Neither model has a result on the other 13 boards here
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index04
Math benchmarks for Gemma 3 27B and Mistral Medium 3
BenchmarkGemma 3 27BMistral Medium 3Leader
AA Math Index20.730.3Mistral Medium 3
AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run)20.7%30.3%Mistral Medium 3
OTIS Mock AIME22.5%Not measuredOnly Gemma 3 27B measured
MATH level 574.0%Not measuredOnly Gemma 3 27B measured
LMArena Text: math13121353Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: mathematical work13271354Mistral Medium 3
Neither model has a result on the other 7 boards here
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index32
Knowledge benchmarks for Gemma 3 27B and Mistral Medium 3
BenchmarkGemma 3 27BMistral Medium 3Leader
MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run)66.9%76.0%Mistral Medium 3
GeoBench52.0%Not measuredOnly Gemma 3 27B measured
LMArena Text: science13831381Gemma 3 27B
LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare13911381Gemma 3 27B
LMArena Text: legal and government13751384Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: business and finance13601352Gemma 3 27B
Neither model has a result on the other 11 boards here
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index6 boards, none shared
Web design benchmarks for Gemma 3 27B and Mistral Medium 3
BenchmarkGemma 3 27BMistral Medium 3Leader
Design Arena: websitesNot measured1079Only Mistral Medium 3 measured
Design Arena: UI componentsNot measured1024Only Mistral Medium 3 measured
Design Arena: game devNot measured1018Only Mistral Medium 3 measured
Design Arena: data vizNot measured1034Only Mistral Medium 3 measured
Design Arena: 3DNot measured1083Only Mistral Medium 3 measured
Design Arena: all code categoriesNot measured1069Only Mistral Medium 3 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 3 boards here
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1117
General benchmarks for Gemma 3 27B and Mistral Medium 3
BenchmarkGemma 3 27BMistral Medium 3Leader
IFBench31.8%39.3%Mistral Medium 3
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)7.3%31.3%Mistral Medium 3
DTBench52.5%62.3%Mistral Medium 3
LMCA12.3%Not measuredOnly Gemma 3 27B measured
Fiction.LiveBench33.3%Not measuredOnly Gemma 3 27B measured
Creative writing (Lech Mazur)79.9%Not measuredOnly Gemma 3 27B measured
LMArena Text13581370Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: instruction following13211338Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: creative writing13451343Gemma 3 27B
LMArena Vision11651157Gemma 3 27B
LMArena Text: English13771385Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: non-English13341353Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: Chinese13461374Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: German13621377Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: Japanese12871316Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: Korean13081304Gemma 3 27B
LMArena Text: French13681368Gemma 3 27B
LMArena Text: Spanish13491364Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: Russian13491359Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: Polish13451371Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: multi-turn13451384Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: longer queries13331360Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: writing and language13471352Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Text: entertainment and media13201335Mistral Medium 3
LMArena Vision: English11881172Gemma 3 27B
LMArena Vision: Chinese11641161Gemma 3 27B
LMArena Vision: reading text11561154Gemma 3 27B
LMArena Vision: humor11661145Gemma 3 27B
LMArena Vision: captioning11511094Gemma 3 27B
LMArena Vision: recognizing things11961141Gemma 3 27B
LMArena Vision: creative writing11771146Gemma 3 27B
Neither model has a result on the other 15 boards here
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Image generation benchmarks for Gemma 3 27B and Mistral Medium 3
BenchmarkGemma 3 27BMistral Medium 3Leader
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

Gemma 3 27B$0.0002Fits in one request
Mistral Medium 3$0.0014Fits in one request

Gemma 3 27B costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Gemma 3 27B$0.0049Fits in one request
Mistral Medium 3$0.026Fits in one request

Gemma 3 27B costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Gemma 3 27B$0.019Exceeds the context window
Mistral Medium 3$0.100Exceeds the context window

Gemma 3 27B 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.

Specifications of Gemma 3 27B and Mistral Medium 3
SpecificationGoogle Gemma 3 27BMistral Medium 3
MakerGoogleMistral AI
WeightsOpen weightsNo public weights listed
ReleasedMarch 12, 2025May 7, 2025
Context window131K131K
Input $/Mtok$0.08$0.40
Output $/Mtok$0.30$2.00
Coding indexNot benchmarkedNot benchmarked
Independent measurements behind it00
Cost per solved taskNot computableNot computable
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Gemma 3 27B better than Mistral Medium 3 for coding?

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Gemma 3 27B has the edge where output tokens cost 6.7x less, and where what matters is LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) or LMArena Text: coding, where it leads.

Which is cheaper, Gemma 3 27B or Mistral Medium 3?

Gemma 3 27B costs $0.08 per million input tokens and $0.30 per million output tokens; Mistral Medium 3 costs $0.40 and $2.00. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.

Which has the bigger context window, Gemma 3 27B or Mistral Medium 3?

Neither: both take 131K tokens.

How many benchmarks is the Gemma 3 27B vs Mistral Medium 3 comparison based on?

51 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 21, 2026. Gemma 3 27B's coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and Mistral Medium 3's on 0. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.

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