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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

Gemma 3 27B IT vs Qwen3 30B-A3B Instruct 2507

Too close to call on our weighted score (Qwen3 30B-A3B Instruct 2507 59, Gemma 3 27B IT 57). The right pick depends on what you value most.

  1. Google

    Gemma 3 27B IT

    Released Mar 12, 2025

    57/100
    • ECI129.9
    • Price$0.11 / $0.30
    • Context131K
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  2. Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen3 30B-A3B Instruct 2507

    Released Jul 28, 2025

    59/100
    • ECI137.3
    • Price$0.10 / $0.30
    • Context262K
    Full specs Remove Qwen3 30B-A3B Instruct 2507

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01 — Verdict

Too close to call

It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 2 points (Qwen3 30B-A3B Instruct 2507 59/100, Gemma 3 27B IT 57/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Qwen3 30B-A3B Instruct 2507 for raw capability. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

  • CapabilityQwen3 30B-A3B Instruct 2507Capabilities Index (ECI): Qwen3 30B-A3B Instruct 2507 137.3 · Gemma 3 27B IT 129.9
  • Lowest priceQwen3 30B-A3B Instruct 2507Qwen3 30B-A3B Instruct 2507 $0.15 · Gemma 3 27B IT $0.157 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextQwen3 30B-A3B Instruct 2507Qwen3 30B-A3B Instruct 2507 262,144 · Gemma 3 27B IT 131,072 tokens
  • Widest inputsGemma 3 27B ITGemma 3 27B IT: Text, Images · Qwen3 30B-A3B Instruct 2507: Text
  • Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
How the score is built
MeasureWeightGemma 3 27B ITQwen3 30B-A3B Instruct 2507
CapabilityCapabilities Index (ECI)50%5261
Price25%8485
Inputs & features15%5025
Context window10%2537
Overall100%57/10059/100
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 Qwen3 30B-A3B Instruct 2507 specifications side by side
SpecificationGemma 3 27B ITGoogleQwen3 30B-A3B Instruct 2507Alibaba (Qwen)
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)129.9137.3 (best)
ECI rank#137 of 165#124 of 165 (best)
GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions47.7%55.6% (best)
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics22.5%62.2% (best)
Price per million tokens
Input$0.11$0.10 (best)
Output$0.30 (best)$0.30
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$0.157$0.15 (best)
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceMedian of 16 providersMedian of 12 providers
Limits
Context window131,072 tokens262,144 tokens (best)
Max output131,072 tokens (best)16,384 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesYesNo
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningNoNo
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputNoNo
Availability
WeightsOpenOpenApache 2.0
API model ID——
API providers17 (best)14
ReleasedMar 12, 2025Jul 28, 2025
Knowledge cutoffAug 2024—
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Gemma 3 27B IT$1.69
  • Qwen3 30B-A3B Instruct 2507$1.60
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Gemma 3 27B IT or Qwen3 30B-A3B Instruct 2507?

It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 2 points (Qwen3 30B-A3B Instruct 2507 59/100, Gemma 3 27B IT 57/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Qwen3 30B-A3B Instruct 2507 for raw capability. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

Which is cheaper, Gemma 3 27B IT or Qwen3 30B-A3B Instruct 2507?

Qwen3 30B-A3B Instruct 2507 is cheaper at $0.10 input / $0.30 output per million tokens (median across 12 API providers). Gemma 3 27B IT costs $0.11 input / $0.30 output per million tokens (median across 16 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.15 per million tokens for Qwen3 30B-A3B Instruct 2507 versus $0.157 for Gemma 3 27B IT (1× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

Qwen3 30B-A3B Instruct 2507 scores higher on the Capabilities Index (ECI): Qwen3 30B-A3B Instruct 2507 137.3 (#124 of 165) and Gemma 3 27B IT 129.9 (#137 of 165). The confidence ranges of the top two overlap (131.7–139.4 vs 124.2–132.1), so treat the gap as small. On individual benchmarks: GPQA Diamond — Qwen3 30B-A3B Instruct 2507 55.6%, Gemma 3 27B IT 47.7%; OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025 — Qwen3 30B-A3B Instruct 2507 62.2%, 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 Qwen3 30B-A3B Instruct 2507 yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. On overall capability, Qwen3 30B-A3B Instruct 2507 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?

Qwen3 30B-A3B Instruct 2507 has the largest context window at 262,144 tokens, against 131,072 for Gemma 3 27B IT. Maximum output per response: Gemma 3 27B IT up to 131,072, Qwen3 30B-A3B Instruct 2507 up to 16,384 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Gemma 3 27B IT accepts text and images; Qwen3 30B-A3B Instruct 2507 accepts text. Gemma 3 27B IT 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?

Qwen3 30B-A3B Instruct 2507 is the newest, released Jul 28, 2025. Gemma 3 27B IT came out Mar 12, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Gemma 3 27B IT Aug 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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