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Gemma 3 27B vs MiniMax M2-her

Gemma 3 27B (Google) and MiniMax M2-her (MiniMax) 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, MiniMax M2-her holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#89 vs #90); Gemma 3 27B is 2.7× cheaper per output token ($0.45/1M vs $1.20/1M); and Gemma 3 27B offers the longer context window (131K vs 66K tokens).

Which should you choose?

Choose Gemma 3 27B if…

  • API cost matters — $0.45/1M output tokens against $1.20/1M, about 2.7× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.08/1M against $0.30/1M.
  • you need the longer context window — 131K tokens against 66K.
  • you want provider choice — 4 listed API providers against 1.

Choose MiniMax M2-her if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #89 against #90 (28.9 vs 28.5 points).
  • you want the more recently listed model — MiniMax M2-her was listed 23 January 2026, Gemma 3 27B 12 March 2025.

Gemma 3 27B vs MiniMax M2-her: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Gemma 3 27B and MiniMax M2-her
FieldGemma 3 27BGoogleMiniMax M2-herMiniMax
ModelCap Index position#90#89
Index score28.528.9
EvidenceMeasuredEstimated
Input price / 1M tokens$0.08$0.30
Output price / 1M tokens$0.45$1.20
Context window131K tokens66K tokens
Max output tokens118K2K
API providers listed41
Weight accessGated accessAPI only
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
First listed12 March 202523 January 2026
PublisherGoogleMiniMax

Evidence: 3 public benchmark observations across 3 boards · publisher corpus prior · leave-one-anchor-out calibrated. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Gemma 3 27B vs MiniMax M2-her

Public benchmark boards where Gemma 3 27B or MiniMax M2-her has a published result
BoardGemma 3 27BMiniMax M2-herLeads
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 MiniMax M2-her: common questions

Is Gemma 3 27B better than MiniMax M2-her?

MiniMax M2-her ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 3 September 2026: #89 against #90. 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 MiniMax M2-her?

Gemma 3 27B is cheaper on output tokens: $0.45/1M against $1.20/1M. Input tokens are $0.08/1M for Gemma 3 27B and $0.30/1M for MiniMax M2-her. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens.

Which has the bigger context window, Gemma 3 27B or MiniMax M2-her?

Gemma 3 27B has the larger context window: 131K tokens against 66K.

Which is better for coding, Gemma 3 27B or MiniMax M2-her?

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 MiniMax M2-her open-weight models?

Gemma 3 27B: Gated access. MiniMax M2-her: API only. 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 MiniMax M2-her?

ModelCap currently lists 4 API providers for Gemma 3 27B and 1 for MiniMax M2-her, 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 MiniMax M2-her 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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