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Gemma 2 27B (Google): live API pricing, context window and the best open-source alternatives, tracked daily by OpenSourceAI.tech.
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About this model
Gemma 2 27B is an open-weight AI model by Google. You can download and self-host it for free; the prices below are hosted-API list prices, tracked hourly, for when you prefer convenience over self-hosting.
Frequently asked questions
What is Gemma 2 27B?
Gemma 2 27B is an AI language model from Google. It is open-weight: you can download it and run it on your own hardware, for free.
Is Gemma 2 27B free?
The weights are free and open — you can self-host Gemma 2 27B and pay nothing per token. If you prefer a hosted API, list prices are $0.65 per million input tokens and $0.65 per million output tokens.
Can I self-host Gemma 2 27B?
Yes. Gemma 2 27B has open weights, so you can download it and run it on your own GPU or server with tools like Ollama, vLLM or llama.cpp — with no per-token cost.
Open-source alternatives
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