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Gemma 2 27B vs o4 Mini High

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

o4 Mini High wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Supports vision
  • Has reasoning mode
  • Supports tool calls
Price Advantage
Gemma 2 27B
Benchmark Advantage
Gemma 2 27B
Context Window
o4 Mini High
Speed
N/A

Pricing Comparison

Price Comparison

MetricGemma 2 27Bo4 Mini HighWinner
Input (per 1M tokens)$0.65$1.10 Gemma 2 27B
Output (per 1M tokens)$0.65$4.40 Gemma 2 27B
Cache Read (per 1M)N/A$275000.00 o4 Mini High
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, Gemma 2 27B is 66% cheaper overall.

Gemma 2 27B Providers

NextBit $0.65 (Cheapest)

o4 Mini High Providers

OpenAI $1.10 (Cheapest)

Benchmark Comparison

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Benchmarks Compared
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Gemma 2 27B Wins
0
o4 Mini High Wins

Benchmark Scores

BenchmarkGemma 2 27Bo4 Mini HighWinner
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
o4 Mini High
200,000
tokens
Max output: 100,000 tokens
o4 Mini High has a 96% larger context window.

Speed Performance

Speed benchmarks not available for these models

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureGemma 2 27Bo4 Mini High
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyGemma 2 27Bo4 Mini High
LicenseOpen SourceProprietary
AuthorGoogleOpenAI
ReleasedJul 2024Apr 2025

Gemma 2 27B Modalities

Input
text
Output
text

o4 Mini High Modalities

Input
imagetextfile
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 o4 Mini High's score of N/A.
Gemma 2 27B has a 8,192 token context window, while o4 Mini High has a 200,000 token context window.
Gemma 2 27B does not support vision. o4 Mini High supports vision.