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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct vs Gemma 2 27B

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct comes out ahead, 50 to 35 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Our pick

    Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen2.5 7B Instruct

    Released Sep 19, 2024

    50/100
    • ECI118.5
    • Price$0.05 / $0.10
    • Context131K
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  2. Google

    Gemma 2 27B

    Released Jul 13, 2024

    35/100
    • ECI122.1
    • Price$0.65 / $0.65
    • Context8K
    Full specs Remove Gemma 2 27B

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01 — Verdict

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct is our pick

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct is the better all-round choice, scoring 50/100 against Gemma 2 27B (35). It leads on price, inputs & features and context window. Gemma 2 27B wins on capability. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

  • CapabilityGemma 2 27BCapabilities Index (ECI): Gemma 2 27B 122.1 · Qwen2.5 7B Instruct 118.5
  • Lowest priceQwen2.5 7B InstructQwen2.5 7B Instruct $0.063 · Gemma 2 27B $0.65 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextQwen2.5 7B InstructQwen2.5 7B Instruct 131,072 · Gemma 2 27B 8,192 tokens
  • Widest inputsSame inputsQwen2.5 7B Instruct: Text · Gemma 2 27B: Text
  • Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
How the score is built
MeasureWeightQwen2.5 7B InstructGemma 2 27B
CapabilityCapabilities Index (ECI)50%3842
Price25%10056
Inputs & features15%250
Context window10%250
Overall100%50/10035/100
02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

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

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct vs Gemma 2 27B specifications side by side
SpecificationQwen2.5 7B InstructAlibaba (Qwen)Gemma 2 27BGoogle
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)118.5122.1 (best)
ECI rank#159 of 165#152 of 165 (best)
GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions35.5%36.5% (best)
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics2.5% (best)1.4%
Price per million tokens
Input$0.05 (best)$0.65
Output$0.10 (best)$0.65
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$0.063 (best)$0.65
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceMedian of 3 providersMedian of 3 providers
Limits
Context window131,072 tokens (best)8,192 tokens
Max output8,192 tokens (best)2,048 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoNo
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningNoNo
Tool callingYesNo
Structured outputNoNo
Availability
WeightsOpenApache 2.0Open
API model ID——
API providers4 (best)3
ReleasedSep 19, 2024Jul 13, 2024
Knowledge cutoff—Jun 30, 2024
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Qwen2.5 7B Instruct$0.70
  • Gemma 2 27B$7.80
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Qwen2.5 7B Instruct or Gemma 2 27B?

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct is the better all-round choice, scoring 50/100 against Gemma 2 27B (35). It leads on price, inputs & features and context window. Gemma 2 27B wins on capability. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

Which is cheaper, Qwen2.5 7B Instruct or Gemma 2 27B?

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct is cheaper at $0.05 input / $0.10 output per million tokens (median across 3 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 $0.063 per million tokens for Qwen2.5 7B Instruct versus $0.65 for Gemma 2 27B (10× 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 Qwen2.5 7B Instruct 118.5 (#159 of 165). The confidence ranges of the top two overlap (115.8–124.1 vs 110.6–121.2), so treat the gap as small. On individual benchmarks: GPQA Diamond — Gemma 2 27B 36.5%, Qwen2.5 7B Instruct 35.5%; OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025 — Qwen2.5 7B Instruct 2.5%, Gemma 2 27B 1.4%.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Qwen2.5 7B Instruct and Gemma 2 27B 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?

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct has the largest context window at 131,072 tokens, against 8,192 for Gemma 2 27B. Maximum output per response: Qwen2.5 7B Instruct up to 8,192, Gemma 2 27B up to 2,048 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct accepts text; Gemma 2 27B accepts text. They handle the same number of input types.

Are any of these open source?

Yes, both publish their weights (Apache 2.0), so you can self-host them.

Which is newer?

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct is the newest, released Sep 19, 2024. 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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