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

Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)vsGemma 3 27B Instruct

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

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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
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Gemma 3 27B Instruct

Input
$0.11/M
Output
$0.25/M
Speed
TTFT

Winner by Category

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

Pricing Comparison

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

Speed Comparison

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

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
8.710.3
Coding Index
4.29.6
Math Index
1.720.7
GPQA Diamond
22.1%42.8%
MMLU-Pro
46.4%66.9%
LiveCodeBench
11.0%13.7%
AIME 2025
1.7%20.7%
MATH-500
51.6%88.3%
Humanity's Last Exam
5.2%4.7%
SciCode
11.2%21.2%
IFBench
30.4%31.8%
TerminalBench
0.8%3.8%
Llama 3.2 Instruct 11B (Vision)1 wins
11 winsGemma 3 27B Instruct

Frequently Asked Questions

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

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. However, Gemma 3 27B Instruct has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 0.46s).

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

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.