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Gemma 3 27B vs UI Venus 2 9B

Gemma 3 27B (Google) and UI Venus 2 9B (InclusionAI) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 3 September 2026

As of 3 September 2026, Gemma 3 27B holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#90 vs #92).

Which should you choose?

Choose Gemma 3 27B if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #90 against #92 (28.5 vs 27.8 points).
  • you want provider choice — 4 listed API providers against 0.

Choose UI Venus 2 9B if…

  • you want the more recently listed model — UI Venus 2 9B was listed 26 August 2026, Gemma 3 27B 12 March 2025.

Gemma 3 27B vs UI Venus 2 9B: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Gemma 3 27B and UI Venus 2 9B
FieldGemma 3 27BGoogleUI Venus 2 9BInclusionAI
ModelCap Index position#90#92
Index score28.527.8
EvidenceMeasuredInherited
Input price / 1M tokens$0.08Unlisted
Output price / 1M tokens$0.45Unlisted
Context window131K tokens— tokens
Max output tokens118K—
API providers listed40
Weight accessGated accessLicense unverified
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
First listed12 March 202526 August 2026
PublisherGoogleInclusionAI

Evidence: 3 public benchmark observations across 3 boards · finetune · finetune. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Gemma 3 27B vs UI Venus 2 9B

Public benchmark boards where Gemma 3 27B or UI Venus 2 9B has a published result
BoardGemma 3 27BUI Venus 2 9BLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)13581351–1365—Only one result
BFCL V4UC Berkeley (Gorilla)29.5Prompt—Only one result
AA Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis7.4intelligence-index—Only one result
AA Terminal-Bench 2.1Artificial Analysis4.5%terminal-bench-2.1—Only one result
AA τ²-Bench TelecomArtificial Analysis10.5%tau2-bench-telecom—Only one result
AA Humanity's Last ExamArtificial Analysis4.4%humanitys-last-exam—Only one result

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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Gemma 3 27B vs UI Venus 2 9B: common questions

Is Gemma 3 27B better than UI Venus 2 9B?

Gemma 3 27B ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 3 September 2026: #90 against #92. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it.

Is Gemma 3 27B cheaper than UI Venus 2 9B?

At least one of the two has no listed API price on ModelCap right now, so no price comparison is made.

Which has the bigger context window, Gemma 3 27B or UI Venus 2 9B?

Both publish a 131K-token context window.

Which is better for coding, Gemma 3 27B or UI Venus 2 9B?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are Gemma 3 27B and UI Venus 2 9B open-weight models?

Gemma 3 27B: Gated access. UI Venus 2 9B: License unverified. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run Gemma 3 27B and UI Venus 2 9B?

ModelCap currently lists 4 API providers for Gemma 3 27B and 0 for UI Venus 2 9B, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Gemma 3 27B vs UI Venus 2 9B comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 3 September 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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