Gemma 2 27B: Intelligence, Performance & Price Analysis
Analysis of Google's Gemma 2 27B and comparison to other AI models across key metrics including quality, price, performance (tokens per second & time to first token), context window & more. Click on any model to compare API providers for that model. For more details including relating to our methodology, see our FAQs.
Google has launched a newer model, Gemma 3 27B. We suggest considering this model instead of Gemma 2 27B. See the following pages for a comparison of Gemma 3 27B to other models and Gemma 3 27B API provider benchmarks.
Comparison Summary
Intelligence:Price:
Gemma 2 27B is cheaper compared to average with a price of $0.26 per 1M Tokens (blended 3:1).
Gemma 2 27B Input token price: $0.17, Output token price: $0.51 per 1M Tokens.
Speed:Latency:Context Window:Gemma 2 27B Input token price: $0.17, Output token price: $0.51 per 1M Tokens.
Gemma 2 27B has a smaller context windows than average, with a context window of 8.2k tokens.
Highlights
Intelligence
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index; Higher is better
Estimate (independent evaluation forthcoming)
Speed
Output Tokens per Second; Higher is better
Price
USD per 1M Tokens; Lower is better
Parallel Queries:
Prompt Length:
Note: Long prompts not supported as a context window of at least 10k tokens is required
Gemma 2 27B Model Details
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