Gemma 2 27B vs Grok 3 Mini Beta (Comparative Analysis)

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Comparative Analysis: Gemma 2 27B vs. Grok 3 Mini Beta

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Overview

Gemma 2 27B was released 9 months before Grok 3 Mini Beta.

	Gemma 2 27B	Grok 3 Mini Beta
Model Provider The organization behind this AI's development	Google	XAI
Input Context Window Maximum input tokens this model can process at once	8.2K tokens	131.1K tokens
Output Token Limit Maximum output tokens this model can generate at once	Not specified tokens	Not specified tokens
Release Date When this model first became publicly available	July 13, 2024 1 year ago July 13th, 2024	April 9, 2025 7 months ago April 9th, 2025

Capabilities & Features

Compare supported features, modalities, and advanced capabilities

	Gemma 2 27B	Grok 3 Mini Beta
Input Types Supported input formats	📝Text	📝Text
Output Types Supported output formats	📝Text	📝Text
Tokenizer Text encoding system	Gemini	Grok
Key Features Advanced capabilities	Function Calling✓Structured OutputReasoning ModeContent Moderation	✓Function Calling✓Structured Output✓Reasoning ModeContent Moderation
Open Source Model availability	Available on HuggingFace →	Proprietary

Pricing

Gemma 2 27B is roughly 2.2x more expensive compared to Grok 3 Mini Beta for input tokens and roughly 1.3x more expensive for output tokens.

	Gemma 2 27B	Grok 3 Mini Beta
Input Token Cost Cost per million input tokens	$0.65 per million tokens	$0.30 per million tokens
Output Token Cost Cost per million outut tokens	$0.65 per million tokens	$0.50 per million tokens

Benchmarks

Compare relevant benchmarks between Gemma 2 27B and Grok 3 Mini Beta.

	Gemma 2 27B	Grok 3 Mini Beta
MMLU Measures knowledge across 57 subjects like law, math, history, and science	Benchmark not available.	Benchmark not available.
MMMU Measures understanding of combined text and images across various domains	Benchmark not available.	Benchmark not available.
HellaSwag Measures common sense reasoning by having models complete sentences about everyday situations	Benchmark not available.	Benchmark not available.

At a Glance

Quick overview of what makes Gemma 2 27B and Grok 3 Mini Beta unique.

Gemma 2 27B by Google generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 8.2K token context window. Reasonably priced at $0.65/M input and $0.65/M output tokens. Released July 13th, 2024.

Grok 3 Mini Beta by XAI can use external tools and APIs, offers advanced reasoning, generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 131.1K token context window. Very affordable at $0.30/M input and $0.50/M output tokens. Released April 9th, 2025.