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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite vs Gemma 2 27B

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite comes out ahead, 83 to 28 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Our pick

    Google

    Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

    Released Jun 17, 2025

    83/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.10 / $0.40
    • Context1.05M
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  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

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is our pick

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is the better all-round choice, scoring 83/100 against Gemma 2 27B (28). It leads on price, inputs & features and context window. 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 priceGemini 2.5 Flash-LiteGemini 2.5 Flash-Lite $0.175 · Gemma 2 27B $0.65 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextGemini 2.5 Flash-LiteGemini 2.5 Flash-Lite 1,048,576 · Gemma 2 27B 8,192 tokens
  • Widest inputsGemini 2.5 Flash-LiteGemini 2.5 Flash-Lite: Text, Images, PDFs, Audio, Video · Gemma 2 27B: Text
  • Self-hostingGemma 2 27BPublishes downloadable weights
How the score is built
MeasureWeightGemini 2.5 Flash-LiteGemma 2 27B
Price50%8256
Inputs & features30%1000
Context window20%610
Overall100%83/10028/100

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.

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite vs Gemma 2 27B specifications side by side
SpecificationGemini 2.5 Flash-LiteGoogleGemma 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$0.10 (best)$0.65
Output$0.40 (best)$0.65
Cached input$0.01—
Blended (3:1)$0.175 (best)$0.65
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceOfficial Google APIMedian of 3 providers
Limits
Context window1,048,576 tokens (best)8,192 tokens
Max output65,536 tokens (best)2,048 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesYesNo
PDFsYesNo
AudioYesNo
VideoYesNo
ReasoningYesNo
Tool callingYesNo
Structured outputYesNo
Availability
WeightsProprietaryOpen
API model IDgemini-2.5-flash-lite—
API providers24 (best)3
ReleasedJun 17, 2025Jul 13, 2024
Knowledge cutoffJan 2025Jun 30, 2024
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite$1.80
  • Gemma 2 27B$7.80
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite or Gemma 2 27B?

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is the better all-round choice, scoring 83/100 against Gemma 2 27B (28). It leads on price, inputs & features and context window. 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, Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite or Gemma 2 27B?

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is cheaper at $0.10 input / $0.40 output per million tokens (official Google API price). Gemma 2 27B costs $0.65 input / $0.65 output per million tokens (median across 3 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.175 per million tokens for Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite versus $0.65 for Gemma 2 27B (3.7× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite 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 Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite 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 Gemma 2 27B does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.

Which has the bigger context window?

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite has the largest context window at 1,048,576 tokens, against 8,192 for Gemma 2 27B. Maximum output per response: Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite up to 65,536, Gemma 2 27B up to 2,048 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite accepts text, images, PDFs, audio and video; Gemma 2 27B accepts text. Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Gemma 2 27B publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is the newest, released Jun 17, 2025. Gemma 2 27B came out Jul 13, 2024. Knowledge cutoff: Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Jan 2025, 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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