Analysis Summary
Google's Gemma 2 27B is a text-only model released in 2024. The available data lists an 8K context window and input and output pricing of $0.65 per million tokens, but provides no benchmark results or tool-use features. Its reasoning, writing quality, and coding performance therefore cannot be assessed reliably from this record.
A team could run a controlled evaluation for short-form content or other narrow text tasks, but the provided data does not make a strong case for selecting it over lower-cost options. The limited context also makes it less suitable for long briefs, research packets, and document-heavy client work. Keep it out of production workflows until representative testing confirms both output quality and consistency.
Assessed September 23, 2026
Editorial notes
Gemma 2 27B is a text-only model with an 8K context window and no benchmark results supplied. Its listed pricing is higher than the smaller Gemma 2 option, with performance still needing validation.
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DFO Verdict
Gemma 2 27B is a text-only model with an 8K context window and no benchmark results supplied. Its listed pricing is higher than the smaller Gemma 2 option, with performance still needing validation.
How Google: Gemma 2 27B compares
Its 8K-token context window is larger than 21% of the models we list. At $0.65 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 30% of comparable models.
Dark bar = input · light bar = output, scaled to the priciest peer.
1M tokens ≈ 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.
Pricing
| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $0.65 | $0.000650 |
| Output | $0.65 | $0.000650 |
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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.
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Last updated: October 8, 2026 8:39 pm