Gemma 2 27B vs Voxtral Small 24B 2507
Voxtral Small 24B 2507 comes out ahead, 55 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 AIVoxtral Small 24B 2507
55/100- ECI—
- Price$0.10 / $0.40
- Context33K
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Voxtral Small 24B 2507 is our pick
Voxtral Small 24B 2507 is the better all-round choice, scoring 55/100 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 priceVoxtral Small 24B 2507Voxtral Small 24B 2507 $0.175 · Gemma 2 27B $0.65 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextVoxtral Small 24B 2507Voxtral Small 24B 2507 32,768 · Gemma 2 27B 8,192 tokens
- Widest inputsVoxtral Small 24B 2507Gemma 2 27B: Text · Voxtral Small 24B 2507: Text, Audio
- Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
| Measure | Weight | Gemma 2 27B | Voxtral Small 24B 2507 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 56 | 82 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 0 | 45 |
| Context window | 20% | 0 | 0 |
| Overall | 100% | 28/100 | 55/100 |
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 | Voxtral Small 24B 2507Mistral 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 | $0.10 (best) |
| Output | $0.65 | $0.40 (best) |
| Cached input | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.65 | $0.175 (best) |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Median of 3 providers | Official Mistral API |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 8,192 tokens | 32,768 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 2,048 tokens | 32,768 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | No |
| PDFs | No | No |
| Audio | No | Yes |
| Video | No | No |
| Reasoning | No | No |
| Tool calling | No | Yes |
| Structured output | No | Yes |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | Open | OpenApache 2.0 |
| API model ID | — | voxtral-small-latest |
| API providers | 3 | 10 (best) |
| Released | Jul 13, 2024 | Jul 15, 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Jun 30, 2024 | — |
What would a month cost?
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- Gemma 2 27B$7.80
- Voxtral Small 24B 2507$1.80
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Gemma 2 27B or Voxtral Small 24B 2507?
Voxtral Small 24B 2507 is the better all-round choice, scoring 55/100 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 Voxtral Small 24B 2507?
Voxtral Small 24B 2507 is cheaper at $0.10 input / $0.40 output per million tokens (official Mistral 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 Voxtral Small 24B 2507 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. Gemma 2 27B has an ECI of 122.1 and Voxtral Small 24B 2507 has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Gemma 2 27B and Voxtral Small 24B 2507 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?
Voxtral Small 24B 2507 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, Voxtral Small 24B 2507 up to 32,768 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Gemma 2 27B accepts text; Voxtral Small 24B 2507 accepts text and audio. Voxtral Small 24B 2507 handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Yes, both publish their weights (Apache 2.0), so you can self-host them.
Which is newer?
Voxtral Small 24B 2507 is the newest, released Jul 15, 2025. 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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