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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

Gemma 2 27B vs Mixtral 8x22B Instruct

Too close to call on our weighted score (Gemma 2 27B 35, Mixtral 8x22B Instruct 34). The right pick depends on what you value most.

  1. Google

    Gemma 2 27B

    Released Jul 13, 2024

    35/100
    • ECI122.1
    • Price$0.65 / $0.65
    • Context8K
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  2. Mistral AI

    Mixtral 8x22B Instruct

    Released Apr 17, 2024

    34/100
    • ECI122.0
    • Price$2.00 / $6.00
    • Context66K
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01 — Verdict

Too close to call

It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 1 points (Gemma 2 27B 35/100, Mixtral 8x22B Instruct 34/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Gemma 2 27B for raw capability and Mixtral 8x22B Instruct for long inputs. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

  • CapabilityGemma 2 27BCapabilities Index (ECI): Gemma 2 27B 122.1 · Mixtral 8x22B Instruct 122.0
  • Lowest priceGemma 2 27BGemma 2 27B $0.65 · Mixtral 8x22B Instruct $3.00 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextMixtral 8x22B InstructMixtral 8x22B Instruct 65,536 · Gemma 2 27B 8,192 tokens
  • Widest inputsMixtral 8x22B InstructGemma 2 27B: Text · Mixtral 8x22B Instruct: Text, PDFs
  • Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
How the score is built
MeasureWeightGemma 2 27BMixtral 8x22B Instruct
CapabilityCapabilities Index (ECI)50%4242
Price25%5626
Inputs & features15%035
Context window10%012
Overall100%35/10034/100
02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

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Gemma 2 27B vs Mixtral 8x22B Instruct specifications side by side
SpecificationGemma 2 27BGoogleMixtral 8x22B InstructMistral AI
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)122.1 (best)122.0
ECI rank#152 of 165 (best)#155 of 165
GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions36.5% (best)34.1%
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics1.4%—
Price per million tokens
Input$0.65 (best)$2.00
Output$0.65 (best)$6.00
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$0.65 (best)$3.00
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceMedian of 3 providersMedian of 5 providers
Limits
Context window8,192 tokens65,536 tokens (best)
Max output2,048 tokens52,428 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoNo
PDFsNoYes
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningNoNo
Tool callingNoYes
Structured outputNoNo
Availability
WeightsOpenOpen
API model ID——
API providers35 (best)
ReleasedJul 13, 2024Apr 17, 2024
Knowledge cutoffJun 30, 2024Jan 31, 2024
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.

  • Gemma 2 27B$7.80
  • Mixtral 8x22B Instruct$32.00
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Gemma 2 27B or Mixtral 8x22B Instruct?

It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 1 points (Gemma 2 27B 35/100, Mixtral 8x22B Instruct 34/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Gemma 2 27B for raw capability and Mixtral 8x22B Instruct for long inputs. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

Which is cheaper, Gemma 2 27B or Mixtral 8x22B Instruct?

Gemma 2 27B is cheaper at $0.65 input / $0.65 output per million tokens (median across 3 API providers). Mixtral 8x22B Instruct costs $2.00 input / $6.00 output per million tokens (median across 5 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.65 per million tokens for Gemma 2 27B versus $3.00 for Mixtral 8x22B Instruct (4.6× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

Gemma 2 27B scores higher on the Capabilities Index (ECI): Gemma 2 27B 122.1 (#152 of 165) and Mixtral 8x22B Instruct 122.0 (#155 of 165). The confidence ranges of the top two overlap (115.8–124.1 vs 115.7–124.3), so treat the gap as small. On individual benchmarks: GPQA Diamond — Gemma 2 27B 36.5%, Mixtral 8x22B Instruct 34.1%.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Gemma 2 27B and Mixtral 8x22B Instruct yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. On overall capability, Gemma 2 27B leads, which tends to carry over to coding, but test on your own codebase. Note that Gemma 2 27B does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.

Which has the bigger context window?

Mixtral 8x22B Instruct has the largest context window at 65,536 tokens, against 8,192 for Gemma 2 27B. Maximum output per response: Gemma 2 27B up to 2,048, Mixtral 8x22B Instruct up to 52,428 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Gemma 2 27B accepts text; Mixtral 8x22B Instruct accepts text and PDFs. Mixtral 8x22B Instruct handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Yes, both publish their weights, so you can self-host them.

Which is newer?

Gemma 2 27B is the newest, released Jul 13, 2024. Mixtral 8x22B Instruct came out Apr 17, 2024. Knowledge cutoff: Gemma 2 27B Jun 30, 2024, Mixtral 8x22B Instruct Jan 31, 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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