Gemma 3 27B Instruct: Intelligence, Performance & Price Analysis
Analysis of Google's Gemma 3 27B Instruct 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.
Comparison Summary
Intelligence:
Gemma 3 27B is of lower quality compared to average, with a MMLU score of 0.669 and a Intelligence Index across evaluations of 38.
Price:Speed:Gemma 3 27B is slower compared to average, with a output speed of 50.1 tokens per second.
Latency:Gemma 3 27B has a lower latency compared to average, taking 0.63s to receive the first token (TTFT).
Context Window:Gemma 3 27B has a smaller context windows than average, with a context window of 130k tokens.
Highlights
Intelligence
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index; Higher is better
Speed
Output Tokens per Second; Higher is better
Price
USD per 1M Tokens; Lower is better
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Gemma 3 27B Instruct Model Details
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