Google: Gemma 3 27B
Gemma 3 27B sits in the cheap tier, and the pricing is hard to ignore: 100 short chats cost about $0.01, a long PDF Q&A costs $0.01, and 1,000 coding completions run about $0.08. That makes it a practical pick for everyday analysis, document work, and lightweight agent tasks. The non-obvious part: for many teams, the free variant is enough to test real workloads before you spend anything.
Best for
- •Reading long documents, pulling out answers, and keeping costs near zero.
- •Vision-language tasks where you want image understanding without moving to a pricier model tier.
- •High-volume coding, chat, or agent workflows where token cost matters more than brand prestige.
Not ideal for
- •Teams that need access through an existing bundled subscription, because none are listed in our catalog.
- •Buyers who want the safest choice for top-end frontier performance rather than cheap, capable throughput.
What it costs in real life
Computed from OpenRouter API pricing ($0.08 input / $0.16 output per 1M tokens)
Variants
| Name | Context | Input/1M | Output/1M |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google: Gemma 3 27B (free)Free | 128K | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Google: Gemma 3 27B | 128K | $0.08 | $0.16 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Google: Gemma 3 27B worth it for everyday work?
Yes, if you care about cost efficiency and need a model that can handle documents, coding, reasoning, and image input. The pricing is low enough that you can run routine workloads without treating every prompt like a budget decision.
How much does Google: Gemma 3 27B API cost?
The paid version is priced at $0.08 per 1M input tokens and $0.16 per 1M output tokens. In practice, that works out to about $0.01 for 100 short chats, $0.01 for a long PDF plus questions, and $0.08 for 1,000 coding completions.
Should I use Google: Gemma 3 27B or pay for a bigger model?
Use Gemma 3 27B when you want strong enough performance at very low cost, especially for repeated workflows and internal tools. Pay for a bigger model when your work is sensitive to small quality gains and you are optimizing for best-possible output rather than cheap volume.
Capabilities
Cheapest access path
The cheapest way in is the free Gemma 3 27B variant at $0.00 input and $0.00 output per 1M tokens. If you need API billing, the paid version is still inexpensive: around $0.01 for a long PDF plus questions or a 50-step agent workflow, and about $0.08 for 1,000 coding completions; StackTrim AI can help you check whether that low API cost still overlaps with tools you already pay for.