Compare/Gemma 3 27B Instruct vs Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)

Gemma 3 27B InstructvsLlama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

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Gemma 3 27B Instruct

Input
$0.11/M
Output
$0.25/M
Speed
TTFT
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Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)

Input
$0.245/M
Output
$0.245/M
Speed
85 tok/s
TTFT
0.46s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Gemma 3 27B Instruct
Faster (tok/s)
Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)
Lower Latency
Gemma 3 27B Instruct
Benchmarks (11-1)
Gemma 3 27B Instruct

Pricing Comparison

MetricGemma 3 27B InstructLlama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.11$0.245
Output ($/M tokens)$0.25$0.245
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Gemma 3 27B Instruct$0.14
Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)$0.27

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Gemma 3 27B Instruct
Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)
85 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Gemma 3 27B Instruct
Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)
0.46s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
10.38.7
Coding Index
9.64.2
Math Index
20.71.7
GPQA Diamond
42.8%22.1%
MMLU-Pro
66.9%46.4%
LiveCodeBench
13.7%11.0%
AIME 2025
20.7%1.7%
MATH-500
88.3%51.6%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.7%5.2%
SciCode
21.2%11.2%
IFBench
31.8%30.4%
TerminalBench
3.8%0.8%
Gemma 3 27B Instruct11 wins
1 winsLlama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Gemma 3 27B Instruct or Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)?

Gemma 3 27B Instruct is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.14/M tokens vs $0.24/M for Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Gemma 3 27B Instruct wins 11 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 1 for Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision) generates tokens faster at 85 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. Gemma 3 27B Instruct also has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 0.46s).

When should I use Gemma 3 27B Instruct vs Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)?

Choose based on your priorities: Gemma 3 27B Instruct for lower cost, Gemma 3 27B Instruct for stronger benchmark performance, and Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.