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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Gemma 3 27B IT vs GPT-4.1 nano

Too close to call on our weighted score (GPT-4.1 nano 63, Gemma 3 27B IT 60). The right pick depends on what you value most.

  1. Google

    Gemma 3 27B IT

    Released Mar 12, 2025

    60/100
    • ECI130.0
    • Price$0.08 / $0.20
    • Context131K
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    GPT-4.1 nano

    Released Apr 14, 2025Deprecated

    63/100
    • ECI129.6
    • Price$0.10 / $0.40
    • Context1.05M
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01 — Verdict

Too close to call

It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 2 points (GPT-4.1 nano 63/100, Gemma 3 27B IT 60/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Gemma 3 27B IT for raw capability and GPT-4.1 nano for long inputs. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

  • CapabilityGemma 3 27B ITCapabilities Index (ECI): Gemma 3 27B IT 130.0 · GPT-4.1 nano 129.6
  • Lowest priceGemma 3 27B ITGemma 3 27B IT $0.11 · GPT-4.1 nano $0.175 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextGPT-4.1 nanoGPT-4.1 nano 1,047,576 · Gemma 3 27B IT 131,072 tokens
  • Widest inputsSame inputsGemma 3 27B IT: Text, Images · GPT-4.1 nano: Text, Images
  • Self-hostingGemma 3 27B ITPublishes downloadable weights
How the score is built
MeasureWeightGemma 3 27B ITGPT-4.1 nano
CapabilityCapabilities Index (ECI)50%5352
Price25%9586
Inputs & features15%5060
Context window10%2461
Overall100%60/10063/100
02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

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

Gemma 3 27B IT vs GPT-4.1 nano specifications side by side
SpecificationGemma 3 27B ITGoogleGPT-4.1 nanoOpenAI
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)130.0 (best)129.6
ECI rank#125 of 148 (best)#127 of 148
GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions47.7%48.9% (best)
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics22.5%28.9% (best)
SimpleQA VerifiedShort factual questions—6.0%
Price per million tokens
Input$0.08 (best)$0.10
Output$0.20 (best)$0.40
Cached input—$0.025
Blended (3:1)$0.11 (best)$0.175
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceMedian of 9 providersOfficial OpenAI API
Limits
Context window131,072 tokens1,047,576 tokens (best)
Max output131,072 tokens (best)32,768 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesYesYes
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningNoNo
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputNoYes
Availability
WeightsOpenProprietary
API model ID—gpt-4.1-nano
API providers1020 (best)
ReleasedMar 12, 2025Apr 14, 2025
Knowledge cutoffAug 2024Apr 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 3 27B IT$1.20
  • GPT-4.1 nano$1.80
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Gemma 3 27B IT or GPT-4.1 nano?

It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 2 points (GPT-4.1 nano 63/100, Gemma 3 27B IT 60/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Gemma 3 27B IT for raw capability and GPT-4.1 nano for long inputs. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

Which is cheaper, Gemma 3 27B IT or GPT-4.1 nano?

Gemma 3 27B IT is cheaper at $0.08 input / $0.20 output per million tokens (median across 9 API providers). GPT-4.1 nano costs $0.10 input / $0.40 output per million tokens (official OpenAI API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.11 per million tokens for Gemma 3 27B IT versus $0.175 for GPT-4.1 nano (1.6× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

Gemma 3 27B IT scores higher on the Capabilities Index (ECI): Gemma 3 27B IT 130.0 (#125 of 148) and GPT-4.1 nano 129.6 (#127 of 148). The confidence ranges of the top two overlap (124.1–132.2 vs 123.2–132.0), so treat the gap as small. On individual benchmarks: GPQA Diamond — GPT-4.1 nano 48.9%, Gemma 3 27B IT 47.7%; OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025 — GPT-4.1 nano 28.9%, Gemma 3 27B IT 22.5%.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Gemma 3 27B IT and GPT-4.1 nano yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. On overall capability, Gemma 3 27B IT leads, which tends to carry over to coding, but test on your own codebase. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

GPT-4.1 nano has the largest context window at 1,047,576 tokens, against 131,072 for Gemma 3 27B IT. Maximum output per response: Gemma 3 27B IT up to 131,072, GPT-4.1 nano up to 32,768 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Gemma 3 27B IT accepts text and images; GPT-4.1 nano accepts text and images. They handle the same number of input types.

Are any of these open source?

Gemma 3 27B IT publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; GPT-4.1 nano is proprietary.

Which is newer?

GPT-4.1 nano is the newest, released Apr 14, 2025. Gemma 3 27B IT came out Mar 12, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Gemma 3 27B IT Aug 2024, GPT-4.1 nano Apr 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 Oct 4, 2026.

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