Google: Gemma 3 27B — pricing & benchmarks

By google · Updated 2026-10-06 · Open weights · gemmaReads imagesreads images / documentscheap high-volumeopen weights / self-hostable

What Google: Gemma 3 27B is used for

Google: Gemma 3 27B is best suited for reads images / documents, cheap high-volume, open weights / self-hostable. Access it through one Appmo API key alongside 458 other models — Appmo's optimizer can route to it automatically when it is the best value for a request. Weights: huggingface.co/google/gemma-3-27b-it.

Use it via the Appmo API (OpenAI-compatible)

curl https://appmo.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APPMO_KEY" \
  -d '{"model":"google/gemma-3-27b-it","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Hello"}]}'

FAQ

How much does Google: Gemma 3 27B cost?
Google: Gemma 3 27B costs $0.08 per 1M input tokens and $0.45 per 1M output tokens ($0.173 blended), as of 2026-10-06. Prices are expected to fall as competition increases.

What is Google: Gemma 3 27B best for?
Google: Gemma 3 27B is best suited for reads images / documents, cheap high-volume, open weights / self-hostable.

How do I use Google: Gemma 3 27B?
Send requests to Appmo's OpenAI-compatible endpoint with model id "google/gemma-3-27b-it" and one API key — no separate provider account needed.

Is Google: Gemma 3 27B open source?
Yes — its weights are public on Hugging Face (google/gemma-3-27b-it) under the gemma license; check the license terms before commercial use.

Can Google: Gemma 3 27B create images?
No. Google: Gemma 3 27B can read and understand images, but it only writes text.