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Gemma 3 27B

Google Gemma 3 27B β€” pricing, 131k context window, API cost calculator and alternatives.

By Google

πŸ‘ Vision Accepts images alongside text. Quality varies β€” text recognition (OCR) is largely solved; nuanced visual reasoning is not. Glossary β†’ πŸ”§ Tools Function calling β€” the model can structure responses as tool calls with typed arguments. Reliability differs between providers. Glossary β†’ {} JSON Forces output to be valid JSON, reducing parse errors. Some providers also let you constrain to a schema. Glossary β†’
Context window Maximum tokens (input + output) the model can process in a single request. Glossary β†’
131,072
tokens
Input price What the model charges for tokens you send (prompt + context). Glossary β†’
$0.0800
per 1M tokens
Output price What the model charges for tokens it generates. Usually 3–5Γ— pricier than input. Glossary β†’
$0.1600
per 1M tokens

Specs

Provider
Google
Slug
google/gemma-3-27b-it
Capabilities
vision, tools, json_mode

Pricing freshness

Tier
standard
Currency
USD
As of
2026-05-08 17:08 UTC
Estimate monthly cost β†’ See alternatives to Gemma 3 27B β†’

Pricing history

Tracking Gemma 3 27B pricing since 2026-05-08. We'll plot the chart here once it changes.

Quickstart β€” call Gemma 3 27B from your app

curl "https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/models/gemma-3-27b-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

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Frequently asked questions

What is Gemma 3 27B?

Gemma 3 27B is a large language model API from Google with a 131k-token context window. It costs $0.08 per 1M input tokens and $0.16 per 1M output tokens.

How much does Gemma 3 27B cost?

Gemma 3 27B is priced at $0.08 per 1M input tokens and $0.16 per 1M output tokens via the Google API. A 50/50 input/output workload of 1M total tokens costs about $0.12.

What is the context window of Gemma 3 27B?

Gemma 3 27B supports up to 131k tokens of context per request β€” roughly 262 pages of English text or 16384 lines of code at a typical density.

Does Gemma 3 27B support vision, tool use, or JSON mode?

Gemma 3 27B supports vision, tool/function calling, and structured JSON mode.

Who makes Gemma 3 27B?

Gemma 3 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 3 27B?

Gemma 3 27B is API-only β€” its weights are not publicly distributed by Google, so it cannot be self-hosted today.

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