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Gemma 3 27B vs Qwen3.5 9B

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Gemma 3 27B wins:

  • Better at math
  • Supports vision

Qwen3.5 9B wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
Price Advantage
Qwen3.5 9B
Benchmark Advantage
Qwen3.5 9B
Context Window
Qwen3.5 9B
Speed
Qwen3.5 9B

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureGemma 3 27BQwen3.5 9B
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyGemma 3 27BQwen3.5 9B
LicenseOpen SourceOpen Source
AuthorGoogleQwen
ReleasedMar 2025Mar 2026

Gemma 3 27B Modalities

Input
textimage
Output
text

Qwen3.5 9B Modalities

Input
textimagevideo
Output
text

Frequently Asked Questions

Qwen3.5 9B has cheaper input pricing at $0.04/M tokens. Qwen3.5 9B has cheaper output pricing at $0.15/M tokens.
Qwen3.5 9B scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 21.4, compared to Gemma 3 27B's score of 9.6.
Gemma 3 27B has a 128,000 token context window, while Qwen3.5 9B has a 262,144 token context window.
Gemma 3 27B supports vision. Qwen3.5 9B does not support vision.