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Gemma 2 27B vs GPT-5.1 Chat

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Gemma 2 27B wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Higher intelligence benchmark

GPT-5.1 Chat wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Supports vision
  • Supports tool calls
Price Advantage
Gemma 2 27B
Benchmark Advantage
Gemma 2 27B
Context Window
GPT-5.1 Chat
Speed
N/A

Pricing Comparison

Price Comparison

MetricGemma 2 27BGPT-5.1 ChatWinner
Input (per 1M tokens)$0.65$1.25 Gemma 2 27B
Output (per 1M tokens)$0.65$10.00 Gemma 2 27B
Cache Read (per 1M)N/A$0.13 GPT-5.1 Chat
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, Gemma 2 27B is 81% cheaper overall.

Gemma 2 27B Providers

NextBit $0.65 (Cheapest)

GPT-5.1 Chat Providers

OpenAI $1.25 (Cheapest)
Azure $1.25 (Cheapest)

Benchmark Comparison

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Benchmarks Compared
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Gemma 2 27B Wins
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GPT-5.1 Chat Wins

Benchmark Scores

BenchmarkGemma 2 27BGPT-5.1 ChatWinner
Intelligence Index
Overall intelligence score
36.2--
MMLU Pro
Academic knowledge
38.4--
GPQA
Graduate-level science
16.7--
Aider
Real-world code editing
36.1--
BBH
Big-Bench Hard
49.3--
Both models show comparable benchmark performance.

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Context & Performance

Context Window

Gemma 2 27B
8,192
tokens
Max output: 2,048 tokens
GPT-5.1 Chat
128,000
tokens
Max output: 16,384 tokens
GPT-5.1 Chat has a 94% larger context window.

Speed Performance

Speed benchmarks not available for these models

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureGemma 2 27BGPT-5.1 Chat
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyGemma 2 27BGPT-5.1 Chat
LicenseOpen SourceProprietary
AuthorGoogleOpenAI
ReleasedJul 2024Nov 2025

Gemma 2 27B Modalities

Input
text
Output
text

GPT-5.1 Chat Modalities

Input
fileimagetext
Output
text

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Frequently Asked Questions

Gemma 2 27B has cheaper input pricing at $0.65/M tokens. Gemma 2 27B has cheaper output pricing at $0.65/M tokens.
Gemma 2 27B scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of N/A, compared to GPT-5.1 Chat's score of N/A.
Gemma 2 27B has a 8,192 token context window, while GPT-5.1 Chat has a 128,000 token context window.
Gemma 2 27B does not support vision. GPT-5.1 Chat supports vision.
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