Gemma 2 27B vs Llama 3.3 70B

List-price comparison · Gemma 2 27B details · Llama 3.3 70B details

For a typical workload (100,000 requests / mo), Llama 3.3 70B costs 76% less — $24.80/mo vs $104.00/mo.

	Gemma 2 27B	Llama 3.3 70B
Input / 1M tokens	$0.650	$0.100
Output / 1M tokens	$0.650	$0.320
Typical request (1,200 in + 400 out)	$0.001	$0.0002
Context window	8,192 tokens	131,072 tokens
Max output	2,048 tokens	16,384 tokens
Tier	Flash	Flash
Provider	Google	Meta

Projected monthly cost

1,000 requests / month$1.04 vs $0.248 10,000 requests / month$10.40 vs $2.48 100,000 requests / month$104.00 vs $24.80

Rows open both models in the calculator — adjust volume and token counts there.

Gemma 2 27B

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Llama 3.3 70B

Mature, well-supported open-weight model for general chat and lightweight agents — wide availability across inference providers keeps pricing competitive.

Falls behind newer flagship models on complex reasoning and coding — best suited to well-scoped, repetitive tasks.

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Vendor list rates · per-request examples assume 1,200 input + 400 output tokens.