Google: Gemma 3 27B
Gemma 3 27B from Google is a powerful AI model designed to process extensive text and image inputs within a vast context length of 262,144 tokens. It supports both textual and visual data, making it versatile for diverse applications. While the model excels in handling tools, it does not support structured reasoning or generating structured outputs. This model is suitable for those requiring a balance between budget and performance, given its pricing at $0.08 per million input tokens and $0.45 per million output tokens. With a blended benchmark score of 16.5 across five independent evaluations, Gemma 3 offers strong performance in areas like coding and general intelligence but may fall short in more specialized agentic tasks.
Benchmark results
Independent, published benchmarks. Blended score 16.5 across 5 benchmarks, last refreshed 2026-08-13. How scoring works →
| Benchmark | Measures | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Aider Polyglot | code editing across languages | 4.9 |
| AI Index | broad capability composite | 12.1 |
| AI Index Coding | software engineering tasks | 16.6 |
| AI Index Agentic | multi-step tool-using tasks | 0.5 |
| EQ-Bench | emotional understanding in dialogue | 55.6 |
- Model ID
- google/gemma-3-27b-it
- Vendor
- Released
- March 2025
- Tokenizer
- Gemini
- Input Modalities
- text, image
- Output Modalities
- text
- Max Output
- 131,072 tokens
- Tool Calling
- ✓ supported
- Structured Output
- ✓ supported
- Reasoning Mode
- not supported
- Vision
- ✓ accepts images
- Audio
- no
- Moderated
- no
What it costs in practice
Computed from the current $0.08/M input and $0.45/M output rates. Run your own numbers →
| Job | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Summarize a 50-page report | 30k in / 1.5k out | under $0.01 |
| Classify 1,000 customer emails | 500k in / 50k out | $0.06 |
| A month of a busy support chatbot | 5M in / 2M out | $1.30 |
Price & spec history
Tracked daily by PicksByModel since 2026-07-17.
| Date | Input /M | Output /M | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | $0.08 | $0.45 | 262,144 |
| 2026-07-22 | $0.10 | $0.30 | 262,144 |
| 2026-07-17 | $0.10 | $0.30 | 131,072 |
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Quick answers
- How much does Google: Gemma 3 27B cost?
- $0.08 per million input tokens and $0.45 per million output tokens.
- What is Google: Gemma 3 27B's context window?
- 262,144 tokens, roughly 393 pages of text in a single request.
- Does Google: Gemma 3 27B support tool calling?
- It supports tool calling, structured output.
- Can Google: Gemma 3 27B process images?
- Yes, it accepts image input.