Gemma 2 27B vs Saba
Saba comes out ahead, 46 to 28 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.
GoogleGemma 2 27B
28/100- ECI122.1
- Price$0.65 / $0.65
- Context8K
- Our pick
Mistral AISaba
46/100- ECI—
- Price$0.20 / $0.60
- Context33K
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Saba is our pick
Saba is the better all-round choice, scoring 46/100 against Gemma 2 27B (28). It leads on price and inputs & features. 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 priceSabaSaba $0.30 · Gemma 2 27B $0.65 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextSabaSaba 32,768 · Gemma 2 27B 8,192 tokens
- Widest inputsSabaGemma 2 27B: Text · Saba: Text, PDFs
- Self-hostingGemma 2 27BPublishes downloadable weights
| Measure | Weight | Gemma 2 27B | Saba |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 56 | 72 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 0 | 35 |
| Context window | 20% | 0 | 0 |
| Overall | 100% | 28/100 | 46/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | Gemma 2 27BGoogle | SabaMistral AI |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | $0.65 | $0.20 (best) |
| Output | $0.65 | $0.60 (best) |
| Cached input | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.65 | $0.30 (best) |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Median of 3 providers | Median of 4 providers |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 8,192 tokens | 32,768 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 2,048 tokens | 26,214 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | No |
| PDFs | No | Yes |
| Audio | No | No |
| Video | No | No |
| Reasoning | No | No |
| Tool calling | No | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| API model ID | — | — |
| API providers | 3 | 4 (best) |
| Released | Jul 13, 2024 | Feb 17, 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Jun 30, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 |
What would a month cost?
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- Gemma 2 27B$7.80
- Saba$3.20
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Gemma 2 27B or Saba?
Saba is the better all-round choice, scoring 46/100 against Gemma 2 27B (28). It leads on price and inputs & features. 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, Gemma 2 27B or Saba?
Saba is cheaper at $0.20 input / $0.60 output per million tokens (median across 4 API providers). 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 $0.30 per million tokens for Saba versus $0.65 for Gemma 2 27B (2.2× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Gemma 2 27B has an ECI of 122.1 and Saba has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Gemma 2 27B and Saba 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?
Saba has the largest context window at 32,768 tokens, against 8,192 for Gemma 2 27B. Maximum output per response: Gemma 2 27B up to 2,048, Saba up to 26,214 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Gemma 2 27B accepts text; Saba accepts text and PDFs. Saba handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Gemma 2 27B publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Saba is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Saba is the newest, released Feb 17, 2025. Gemma 2 27B came out Jul 13, 2024. Knowledge cutoff: Gemma 2 27B Jun 30, 2024, Saba Sep 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.
