Gemma 2 27B
Summary
Gemma 2 27B is an open-weight language model from Google DeepMind, released on 13 Jul 2024. It accepts text and generates text, with a 8K-token context window and up to 2K output tokens per response. As of 4 Oct 2026, the lowest listed API price is $0.65 per million input tokens and $0.65 per million output tokens (OpenRouter), across 1 provider we track.
Gemma 2 27B by Google is an open model built from the same research and technology used to create the [Gemini models](/models?q=gemini). Gemma models are well-suited for a variety of...
Last verified 4 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page links to its source.
Specifications
| Developer | Google DeepMind |
|---|---|
| Release date | 13 Jul 2024 [OpenRouter] |
| Status | Generally available |
| Weights | Open weights [Hugging Face] |
| License | gemma [Hugging Face] |
| Parameters | 27.2B [Hugging Face] |
| Context window | 8K (8,192 tokens) [OpenRouter] |
| Max output | 2K tokens [OpenRouter] |
| Knowledge cutoff | 30 Jun 2024 [OpenRouter] |
| Input | Text [OpenRouter] |
| Output | Text [OpenRouter] |
| Reasoning mode | No [OpenRouter] |
| Tool calling | No [OpenRouter] |
| Structured output | Yes [OpenRouter] |
| Hugging Face | google/gemma-2-27b-it [Hugging Face] |
Gemma 2 27B API pricing by provider
USD per million tokens. Sorted by input price.
| Provider | Input | Output | Cached input | Context | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenRouter google/gemma-2-27b-it | $0.65 | $0.65 | – | 8K | OpenRouter, 4 Oct 2026 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the context window of Gemma 2 27B?
Gemma 2 27B has a context window of 8,192 tokens (8K) and can generate up to 2,048 tokens in a single response, according to OpenRouter.
How much does the Gemma 2 27B API cost?
Gemma 2 27B is listed from $0.65 per million input tokens and $0.65 per million output tokens (OpenRouter). Prices last verified 4 Oct 2026.
Is Gemma 2 27B open source?
Gemma 2 27B is an open-weight model: its weights are published on Hugging Face as google/gemma-2-27b-it under the gemma license. Check the license terms before commercial use.
When was Gemma 2 27B released?
Google DeepMind released Gemma 2 27B on 13 Jul 2024, according to OpenRouter.
Change history
No changes detected since we started tracking this model. We re-check every source daily.