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Gemma 3 270M Instruct vs GPT-5.3 Codex

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Gemma 3 270M Instruct wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens

GPT-5.3 Codex wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Supports vision
  • Has reasoning mode
  • Supports tool calls
Price Advantage
Gemma 3 270M Instruct
Benchmark Advantage
GPT-5.3 Codex
Context Window
GPT-5.3 Codex
Speed
GPT-5.3 Codex

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureGemma 3 270M InstructGPT-5.3 Codex
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyGemma 3 270M InstructGPT-5.3 Codex
LicenseOpen SourceProprietary
AuthorGoogleOpenAI
ReleasedUnknownFeb 2026

Gemma 3 270M Instruct Modalities

Input
Output

GPT-5.3 Codex Modalities

Input
textimage
Output
text

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Frequently Asked Questions

Gemma 3 270M Instruct has cheaper input pricing at $0.00/M tokens. Gemma 3 270M Instruct has cheaper output pricing at $0.00/M tokens.
GPT-5.3 Codex scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 53.1, compared to Gemma 3 270M Instruct's score of N/A.
Gemma 3 270M Instruct has a unknown token context window, while GPT-5.3 Codex has a 400,000 token context window.
Gemma 3 270M Instruct does not support vision. GPT-5.3 Codex supports vision.