Is Gemma 3 27B or Llama 3.1 8B cheaper?

Llama 3.1 8B is cheaper on output tokens ($0.27 vs $0.71 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Gemma 3 27B or Llama 3.1 8B?

Llama 3.1 8B has the larger context window (128K tokens).

Gemma 3 27B vs Llama 3.1 8B

Llama 3.1 8B is cheaper on output tokens, while Llama 3.1 8B offers a larger context window. Choose Gemma 3 27B or Llama 3.1 8B based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Gemma 3 27B	Llama 3.1 8B
Provider	STACKIT	STACKIT
Input / 1M tokens	$0.49	$0.16
Output / 1M tokens	$0.71	$0.27
Context window	37K	128K
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	May 2025	Jul 2024

Gemma 3 27B details →Llama 3.1 8B details →

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