Gemma 2 27B
Google Gemma 2 27B — pricing, 8k context window, API cost calculator and alternatives.
By Google
Specs
- Provider
- Slug
- google/gemma-2-27b-it
- Capabilities
- json_mode
Pricing freshness
- Tier
- standard
- Currency
- USD
- As of
- 2026-05-08 17:08 UTC
Pricing history
Tracking Gemma 2 27B pricing since 2026-05-08. We'll plot the chart here once it changes.
Quickstart — call Gemma 2 27B from your app
curl "https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/models/gemma-2-27b-it:generateContent" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "x-goog-api-key: $GOOGLE_API_KEY" \
-d '{
"contents": [{"parts": [{"text": "Hello!"}]}]
}'Official docs: https://ai.google.dev/api/generate-content
# pip install google-genai
from google import genai
client = genai.Client() # reads GOOGLE_API_KEY from env
resp = client.models.generate_content(
model="gemma-2-27b-it",
contents="Hello!",
)
print(resp.text)Official docs: https://ai.google.dev/api/generate-content
// npm install @google/genai
import { GoogleGenAI } from "@google/genai";
const ai = new GoogleGenAI({ apiKey: process.env.GOOGLE_API_KEY });
const resp = await ai.models.generateContent({
model: "gemma-2-27b-it",
contents: "Hello!",
});
console.log(resp.text);Official docs: https://ai.google.dev/api/generate-content
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Frequently asked questions
What is Gemma 2 27B?
Gemma 2 27B is a large language model API from Google with a 8k-token context window. It costs $0.65 per 1M input tokens and $0.65 per 1M output tokens.
How much does Gemma 2 27B cost?
Gemma 2 27B is priced at $0.65 per 1M input tokens and $0.65 per 1M output tokens via the Google API. A 50/50 input/output workload of 1M total tokens costs about $0.65.
What is the context window of Gemma 2 27B?
Gemma 2 27B supports up to 8k tokens of context per request — roughly 16 pages of English text or 1024 lines of code at a typical density.
Does Gemma 2 27B support vision, tool use, or JSON mode?
Gemma 2 27B supports structured JSON mode. It does not support image input (vision) and tool/function calling.
Who makes Gemma 2 27B?
Gemma 2 27B is built and operated by Google. Pricing, context window, and capabilities on this page are refreshed nightly from Google's public catalog.
Can I self-host Gemma 2 27B?
Gemma 2 27B has open weights — you can run it on your own GPUs. License: Gemma Terms of Use. Compare self-hosting cost vs. the API at /self-hosted/gemma-2-27b-it.