Gemma 3 introduces multimodality, supporting vision-language input and text outputs. It handles context windows up to 128k tokens, understands over 140 languages, and offers improved math, reasoning, and chat capabilities, including structu…
Model details →Google: Gemma 3 27B (free) vs OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini (2024-07-18)
Google: Gemma 3 27B (free) wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
GPT-4o mini is OpenAI's newest model after [GPT-4 Omni](/models/openai/gpt-4o), supporting both text and image inputs with text outputs. As their most advanced small model, it is many multiples more affordable than other recent frontier mo…
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | Google: Gemma 3 27B (free) | OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini (2024-07-18) | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 131K | 128K | 🏆 Google: Gemma 3 27B (free) |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.00 | $0.15 | 🏆 Google: Gemma 3 27B (free) |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $0.00 | $0.60 | 🏆 Google: Gemma 3 27B (free) |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | — | Yes | 🏆 OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini (2024-07-18) |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | — | — | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is Google: Gemma 3 27B (free) better than OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini (2024-07-18)?
Google: Gemma 3 27B (free) wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between Google: Gemma 3 27B (free) and OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini (2024-07-18)?
Input: $0.00 vs $0.15 per 1M tokens. Output: $0.00 vs $0.60 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do Google: Gemma 3 27B (free) and OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini (2024-07-18) support?
Google: Gemma 3 27B (free) supports up to 131K tokens. OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini (2024-07-18) supports up to 128K tokens.
Do both Google: Gemma 3 27B (free) and OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini (2024-07-18) support tool calling?
Google: Gemma 3 27B (free): not advertised. OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini (2024-07-18): yes.