Updated 9 Nov · updated in the last 30 hours

Google Gemma 3 27B: price cut output $0.450 → $0.350 per 1M tokens (-22 %)

On the listed price of Google Gemma 3 27B changed: output $0.450 → $0.350 per 1M tokens (-22 %). A later check on confirmed it. Prices as listed in the United States.

What changed

Google Gemma 3 27B is cheaper on OpenRouter. Source: price page as read.

What it does to a task

Standard tasks, visible output only, no cache discount; month = 20 tasks an hour around the clock.

Price change: Published input and output rates before and now; both money axes start at zero. Published rates · Gemma 3 27B The same token volumes are priced before and after the confirmed rate change. Published rates · USD per million tokens. Open circle: before. Filled circle: now.
Price change.Published rates · Gemma 3 27B The same token volumes are priced before and after the confirmed rate change. Published rates · USD per million tokens. Open circle: before. Filled circle: now. Open image · Explore the chart · Measured Lab · CC BY 4.0
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TaskPer task, beforePer task, nowPer month, beforePer month, now
L1 · Micro-task (classification or strict JSON extraction)$0.0002$0.0002$3.07$2.77
L2 · Deep analysis over a 50,000-token document$0.014$0.014$205.42$201.04
L3 · Agentic coding loop, 15 steps$0.109$0.108$1,595.63$1,582.49

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Published rates · Gemma 3 27B

What the price change does to your bill

The same token volumes are priced before and after the confirmed rate change.

Input / 1M tokens$0.08 → $0.08$0.00$0.20$0.40$0.60Output / 1M tokens$0.45 → $0.35$0.00$0.20$0.40$0.60Input / 1M tokens$0.08 → $0.08$0.00$0.20$0.40$0.60Output / 1M tokens$0.45 → $0.35$0.00$0.20$0.40$0.60

Published rates · USD per million tokens. Open circle: before. Filled circle: now.

Before$205.42Now$201.04$0$100$200$300Before$205.42Now$201.04$0$100$200$300
Fresh inputVisible output

159,000 input + 3,000 visible output tokens per task. No cache discount; hidden reasoning excluded.

$4.38 less per month at 14,600 tasks.

Before$3.07Now$2.77$0$1$2$3$4Before$3.07Now$2.77$0$1$2$3$4
Fresh inputVisible output

1,500 input + 200 visible output tokens per task. No cache discount; hidden reasoning excluded.

$0.292 less per month at 14,600 tasks.

Before$1,595.63Now$1,582.49$0$500$1,000$1,500$2,000Before$1,595.63Now$1,582.49$0$500$1,000$1,500$2,000
Fresh inputVisible output

1,315,500 input + 9,000 visible output tokens per task. No cache discount; hidden reasoning excluded.

$13.14 less per month at 14,600 tasks.

Assumption: 20 tasks/hour × 730 hours. No cache discount; hidden reasoning excluded.

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Confirmed price change

First seen and confirmed are different dates.

  1. Before
  2. First seen
  3. Confirmed
Published rate / 1MBeforeNow
Input$0.08$0.08
Output$0.45$0.35

A second measurement on a later date confirmed each new rate. The dates describe our readings, not a provider announcement date.

Sources: this page; published model prices (data (JSON)); task assumptions (data (JSON)). Published prices · Observed responses · Calculated scenarios · Assumptions stated with each chart.