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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

Aya Expanse 32B vs Gemma 2 27B

Aya Expanse 32B comes out ahead, 32 to 28 on our weighted score, though Gemma 2 27B is 13% cheaper per token.

  1. Our pick

    Cohere

    Aya Expanse 32B

    Released Oct 24, 2024

    32/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.50 / $1.50
    • Context128K
    Full specs Remove Aya Expanse 32B

  2. Google

    Gemma 2 27B

    Released Jul 13, 2024

    28/100
    • ECI122.1
    • Price$0.65 / $0.65
    • Context8K
    Full specs Remove Gemma 2 27B

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01 — Verdict

Aya Expanse 32B is our pick

Aya Expanse 32B is the better all-round choice, scoring 32/100 against Gemma 2 27B (28). It leads on context window. Gemma 2 27B wins on price. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

  • CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
  • Lowest priceGemma 2 27BGemma 2 27B $0.65 · Aya Expanse 32B $0.75 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextAya Expanse 32BAya Expanse 32B 128,000 · Gemma 2 27B 8,192 tokens
  • Widest inputsSame inputsAya Expanse 32B: Text · Gemma 2 27B: Text
  • Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
How the score is built
MeasureWeightAya Expanse 32BGemma 2 27B
Price50%5356
Inputs & features30%00
Context window20%240
Overall100%32/10028/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

Aya Expanse 32B vs Gemma 2 27B specifications side by side
SpecificationAya Expanse 32BCohereGemma 2 27BGoogle
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)—122.1
ECI rank—#152 of 165
GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions—36.5%
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics—1.4%
Price per million tokens
Input$0.50 (best)$0.65
Output$1.50$0.65 (best)
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$0.75$0.65 (best)
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceOfficial Cohere APIMedian of 3 providers
Limits
Context window128,000 tokens (best)8,192 tokens
Max output4,000 tokens (best)2,048 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoNo
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningNoNo
Tool callingNoNo
Structured outputNoNo
Availability
WeightsOpenCC-BY-NC-4.0Open
API model IDc4ai-aya-expanse-32b—
API providers23 (best)
ReleasedOct 24, 2024Jul 13, 2024
Knowledge cutoff—Jun 30, 2024
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Aya Expanse 32B$8.00
  • Gemma 2 27B$7.80
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Aya Expanse 32B or Gemma 2 27B?

Aya Expanse 32B is the better all-round choice, scoring 32/100 against Gemma 2 27B (28). It leads on context window. Gemma 2 27B wins on price. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

Which is cheaper, Aya Expanse 32B or Gemma 2 27B?

Gemma 2 27B is cheaper at $0.65 input / $0.65 output per million tokens (median across 3 API providers). Aya Expanse 32B costs $0.50 input / $1.50 output per million tokens (official Cohere API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.65 per million tokens for Gemma 2 27B versus $0.75 for Aya Expanse 32B (1.2× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Aya Expanse 32B has not been scored yet and Gemma 2 27B has an ECI of 122.1.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Aya Expanse 32B and Gemma 2 27B yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that Aya Expanse 32B and Gemma 2 27B does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.

Which has the bigger context window?

Aya Expanse 32B has the largest context window at 128,000 tokens, against 8,192 for Gemma 2 27B. Maximum output per response: Aya Expanse 32B up to 4,000, Gemma 2 27B up to 2,048 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Aya Expanse 32B accepts text; Gemma 2 27B accepts text. They handle the same number of input types.

Are any of these open source?

Yes, both publish their weights (CC-BY-NC-4.0), so you can self-host them.

Which is newer?

Aya Expanse 32B is the newest, released Oct 24, 2024. Gemma 2 27B came out Jul 13, 2024. Knowledge cutoff: Gemma 2 27B Jun 30, 2024.

How do you decide the winner?

Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Nov 2, 2026.

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