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Gemma 3 27B vs Fara1.5 4B

Gemma 3 27B (Google) and Fara1.5 4B (Microsoft) 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 9 September 2026

As of 9 September 2026, Fara1.5 4B holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#112 vs #115); and Fara1.5 4B ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose Gemma 3 27B if…

  • you want provider choice — 4 listed API providers against 0.

Choose Fara1.5 4B if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #112 against #115 (37.2 vs 35.9 points).
  • you want to self-host: Fara1.5 4B ships open weights while Gemma 3 27B is gated access.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Fara1.5 4B was listed 17 July 2026, Gemma 3 27B 12 March 2025.

Gemma 3 27B vs Fara1.5 4B: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Gemma 3 27B and Fara1.5 4B
FieldGemma 3 27BGoogleFara1.5 4BMicrosoft
ModelCap Index position#115#112
Index score35.937.2
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 accessOpen weights
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
First listed12 March 202517 July 2026
PublisherGoogleMicrosoft

Evidence: 3 public benchmark observations across 3 boards · finetune of Qwen/Qwen3.5-4B · finetune (100%). Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Gemma 3 27B vs Fara1.5 4B

Public benchmark boards where Gemma 3 27B or Fara1.5 4B has a published result
BoardGemma 3 27BFara1.5 4BLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)13581351–1365—Only one result
BFCL V4UC Berkeley (Gorilla)29.5Prompt—Only one result
AA Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis4.9intelligence-index:v4.3:non-reasoning—Only one result
AA Terminal-Bench 2.1Artificial Analysis4.5%terminal-bench:2.1:terminus-2:e2b:pass-at-1:3-repeats:source-model="Gemma 3 27B":reasoning=false—Only one result
AA τ²-Bench TelecomArtificial Analysis10.5%tau2:telecom:dual-control:pass-at-1:3-repeats:source-model="Gemma 3 27B":reasoning=false—Only one result
AA Humanity's Last ExamArtificial Analysis4.4%hle:may-2025:text-only-2158:no-tools:pass-at-1:source-model="Gemma 3 27B":reasoning=false—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 Fara1.5 4B: common questions

Is Gemma 3 27B better than Fara1.5 4B?

Fara1.5 4B ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 9 September 2026: #112 against #115. 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. Their published uncertainty intervals overlap, so the rank difference alone does not establish a reliable capability advantage for your workload.

Is Gemma 3 27B cheaper than Fara1.5 4B?

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 Fara1.5 4B?

Both publish a 131K-token context window.

Which is better for coding, Gemma 3 27B or Fara1.5 4B?

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 Fara1.5 4B open-weight models?

Gemma 3 27B: Gated access. Fara1.5 4B: Open weights. 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 Fara1.5 4B?

ModelCap currently lists 4 API providers for Gemma 3 27B and 0 for Fara1.5 4B, 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 Fara1.5 4B comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 9 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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