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Start with Gemma 3 27B and Gemma 3 4B, or choose any two current ranked language models. Compare capability evidence, price, context, provider availability, and weight access without pretending one field decides every use case.

Current public data

Gemma 3 27B vs Gemma 3 4B

Live dataset updated 9/22/2026, 10:37:09 PM UTC

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Factual comparison of Gemma 3 27B and Gemma 3 4B
Field
ModelCap position#127#185
Index score43.724.1
EvidenceMeasured2 public benchmark observations across 2 boardsMeasured2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards
Input / 1M$0.08$0.05
Output / 1M$0.45$0.10
Pricing statusfreshfresh
Context131K131K
Providers41
Weight accessGated accessGated access

Decision facts

  • Gemma 3 27B is #127; Gemma 3 4B is #185 on the same current language board.
  • Index scores are 43.7 for Gemma 3 27B and 24.1 for Gemma 3 4B. Their published uncertainty intervals do not overlap, but the aggregate Index does not predict performance on every task; compare the relevant benchmark configurations before choosing.
  • Both positions use Measured evidence.
  • Listed output price per 1M tokens is $0.45 for Gemma 3 27B and $0.10 for Gemma 3 4B. For 1,000 requests with 2,000 input and 500 output tokens each (2M input + 0.5M output), the listed-rate estimate is $0.39 for Gemma 3 27B versus $0.15 for Gemma 3 4B. Gemma 3 4B costs 61.0% less in this scenario. This excludes caching, batch discounts, prompt-length tiers, tool charges and retries; verify the selected endpoint before budgeting.
  • Published context is 131,072 tokens for Gemma 3 27B and 131,072 for Gemma 3 4B.
  • ModelCap currently lists 4 providers for Gemma 3 27B and 1 for Gemma 3 4B.

These are separate published fields, not a synthetic winner. ModelCap does not collapse price, access, context, and capability evidence into a hidden recommendation score.

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