Gemma 3 27B pricing and routing profile
Gemma 3 27B from Google lists at $0.08 per million input tokens and $0.45 per million output tokens, with a 131,072-token context window. Prices from OpenRouter's catalogue on 2026-09-28.
Tool callingStructured outputLog probabilities
Cost per 1,000 requests
| Request shape | List cost |
|---|---|
| Classification or routing (600 tokens in, 10 out) | $0.0525 |
| Chat reply (2,000 in, 400 out) | $0.34 |
| Retrieval-augmented answer (8,000 in, 500 out) | $0.865 |
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Can Gimbix route to it first?
Yes. At least one host return token log probabilities for Gemma 3 27B, which is the confidence signal Gimbix uses to let a cheaper model answer first.
Cheaper models that can answer first
Models priced below Gemma 3 27B that expose a confidence signal. Whether they answer your traffic as well is what a Gimbix pilot measures.
| Model | Input / output per 1M | Cheaper on a chat reply |
|---|---|---|
| GLM 4.7 Flash | $0.0605 / $0.40 | 17% |
| Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct | $0.07 / $0.28 | 26% |
| Llama 3.2 3B Instruct | $0.05 / $0.33 | 32% |
| Gemma 4 26B A4B | $0.0675 / $0.225 | 34% |
| Granite 4.2 8B | $0.06 / $0.25 | 35% |
| Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B | $0.05 / $0.20 | 47% |
Questions
How much does Gemma 3 27B cost?
Gemma 3 27B lists at $0.08 per million input tokens and $0.45 per million output tokens on OpenRouter as of 2026-09-28. A typical chat reply of 2,000 input and 400 output tokens costs about $0.34 per 1,000 requests.
What is the context window of Gemma 3 27B?
131,072 tokens.
Can a cheaper model replace Gemma 3 27B?
Sometimes. Gimbix proves it on your own traffic before routing: the cheaper model must match Gemma 3 27B on one half of your requests and make at most three answers worse on the other.