Google: Gemma 2 27B
Analysis Summary
Gemma 2 27B is an open-weight text model from Google released in mid-2024. Without published reasoning or coding benchmarks, its practical capability against modern models is hard to verify, and its 8K context window is small by current standards.
For businesses, this makes it suitable only for lightweight, low-stakes text tasks rather than document analysis or coding work. Its pricing sits in a middle tier that doesn't stand out against newer, cheaper alternatives.
Best treated as a legacy option; teams needing dependable reasoning or longer context should look to newer Gemini or Claude releases instead.
Assessed July 10, 2026
Editorial notes
Gemma 2 27B offers a compact open-weight option from Google but its short 8K context and lack of published benchmarks limit business applications.
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DFO Verdict
Gemma 2 27B offers a compact open-weight option from Google but its short 8K context and lack of published benchmarks limit business applications.
How Google: Gemma 2 27B compares
Its 8K-token context window is larger than 24% of the models we list. At $0.65 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 32% of comparable models.
Dark bar = input Ā· light bar = output, scaled to the priciest peer.
1M tokens ā 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.
Strongest on value. The pulled-in technical corner is the trade-off, and if the shape matters more than the price, this is your model.
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| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $0.65 | $0.000650 |
| Output | $0.65 | $0.000650 |
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A website chatbot handling around 100 customer conversations a day, a few short messages each.
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Talk to our teamAbout Google: Gemma 2 27B
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Frequently asked questions about Google: Gemma 2 27B
How much does Google: Gemma 2 27B cost?
Google: Gemma 2 27B costs $0.65 per million input tokens and $0.65 per million output tokens.
What is the context window of Google: Gemma 2 27B?
Google: Gemma 2 27B has a context window of 8,192 tokens (8K).
Who created Google: Gemma 2 27B?
Google: Gemma 2 27B is developed by Google and was released on July 13, 2024.
