Googleopen weightsGemma 2 27B pricing
$0.65 per 1M input tokens and $0.65 per 1M output tokens. In real work that is 0.11¢ per chat answer and 0.91¢ to summarize a 20-page PDF.
What Gemma 2 27B costs per task
Token counts estimated from a measured model of the same lab (Gemini 3.8 Flash), rescaled by tokenizer. Reasoning tokens are billed as output.
| Task | Cost | Tokens used | Price rank | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Answer a chat question | 0.11¢$1.08 / 1,000 | 35 in · 788 out · 843 reasoning | 108 of 336 | estimated |
| Reply to a customer email | 0.05¢$0.54 / 1,000 | 271 in · 128 out · 424 reasoning | 109 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a 1,500-word blog post | 0.24¢$2.36 / 1,000 | 52 in · 2,621 out · 964 reasoning | 69 of 336 | estimated |
| Write 10 product descriptions | 0.21¢$2.10 / 1,000 | 293 in · 1,127 out · 1,817 reasoning | 77 of 336 | estimated |
| Translate 1,000 words | 0.38¢$3.75 / 1,000 | 1,308 in · 1,297 out · 3,167 reasoning | 132 of 336 | estimated |
| Proofread one page (500 words) | 0.12¢$1.17 / 1,000 | 706 in · 653 out · 443 reasoning | 104 of 336 | estimated |
| Summarize a 20-page PDF | 0.91¢$9.09 / 1,000 | 12,741 in · 535 out · 713 reasoning | 175 of 336 | estimated |
| Extract data from an invoice | 0.13¢$1.26 / 1,000 | 452 in · 539 out · 943 reasoning | 120 of 336 | estimated |
| Analyze a 200-row spreadsheet | 0.94¢$9.37 / 1,000 | 6,304 in · 1,018 out · 7,100 reasoning | 103 of 336 | estimated |
| Answer from 5 retrieved documents (RAG) | 0.38¢$3.75 / 1,000 | 3,608 in · 669 out · 1,499 reasoning | 145 of 336 | estimated |
| Classify 100 support tickets | 0.52¢$5.22 / 1,000 | 1,397 in · 571 out · 6,059 reasoning | 144 of 336 | estimated |
| Review 500 lines of code | 0.47¢$4.73 / 1,000 | 5,207 in · 2,074 out | 81 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a SQL query | 0.11¢$1.12 / 1,000 | 135 in · 546 out · 1,043 reasoning | 116 of 336 | estimated |
| Run a 50-step coding agent | $1.47$1,467 / 1,000 | 2,194,987 in · 14,715 out · 47,150 reasoning | 259 of 336 | modeled |
Price at every provider
List prices per 1M tokens (input / output) at each host serving Gemma 2 27B through OpenRouter today. Hosts can differ in quantization, context and speed.
| Provider | Input / output | Cached input | Context | Uptime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N NextBitint4 | $0.65 / $0.65 | - | 8K |
Price history
First seen in our price history on Sep 5, 2024 at $0.27 input / $0.27 output. Since then the output price moved from $0.27 to $0.65 per 1M tokens (6 changes).
FAQ
How much does Gemma 2 27B cost?
Gemma 2 27B costs $0.65 per 1 million input tokens and $0.65 per 1 million output tokens (list price on Oct 18, 2026). In practice one chat answer costs about 0.11¢ and summarizing a 20-page PDF about 0.91¢.
Where is Gemma 2 27B cheapest?
Among 1 providers we track, the lowest list price today is at NextBit: $0.65 input and $0.65 output per 1M tokens.
Is the Gemma 2 27B cost per task measured or estimated?
Estimated: Gemma 2 27B was not run directly. Tokens come from Gemini 3.8 Flash and are rescaled by the tokenizer of Google. Real usage can differ.