Gemma 3 27B vs GPT-3.5 Turbo 16k (Comparative Analysis)
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Comparative Analysis: Gemma 3 27B vs. GPT-3.5 Turbo 16k
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Overview
GPT-3.5 Turbo 16k was released 1 year before Gemma 3 27B.
 Gemma 3 27B |  GPT-3.5 Turbo 16k | |
|---|---|---|
Model Provider The organization behind this AI's development | Google | OpenAI |
Input Context Window Maximum input tokens this model can process at once | 131.1K tokens | 16.4K tokens |
Output Token Limit Maximum output tokens this model can generate at once | 131.1K tokens | 4.1K tokens |
Release Date When this model first became publicly available | March 12, 2025 1 year ago March 12th, 2025 | August 28, 2023 2 years ago August 28th, 2023 |
Knowledge Cutoff Latest training-data date reported by the provider | August 31, 2024 | September 30, 2021 |
Capabilities & Features
Compare supported features, modalities, and advanced capabilities
Gemma 3 27B | GPT-3.5 Turbo 16k | |
|---|---|---|
Input Types Supported input formats | 📝Text🖼️Image | 📝Text |
Output Types Supported output formats | 📝Text | 📝Text |
Tokenizer Text encoding system | Gemini | GPT |
Key Features Advanced capabilities | ✓Function Calling✓Structured OutputReasoning ModeContent Moderation | ✓Function Calling✓Structured OutputReasoning ModeContent Moderation |
Open Source Model availability | Available on HuggingFace → | Proprietary |
Pricing
Gemma 3 27B is roughly 0.03x less expensive compared to GPT-3.5 Turbo 16k for input tokens and roughly 0.1x less expensive for output tokens.
| Gemma 3 27B | GPT-3.5 Turbo 16k | |
|---|---|---|
Input Token Cost Cost per million input tokens | $0.08 per million tokens | $3.00 per million tokens |
Output Token Cost Cost per million output tokens | $0.45 per million tokens | $4.00 per million tokens |
Cache Read Cost Cost to reuse cached input tokens | $0.04 per million tokens | Not specified |
Benchmarks
Compare relevant benchmarks between Gemma 3 27B and GPT-3.5 Turbo 16k.
| Gemma 3 27B | GPT-3.5 Turbo 16k | |
|---|---|---|
Intelligence Index Overall model quality across independent evaluations | 7.4 (Artificial Analysis index; higher is better) | Benchmark not available. |
Coding Index Programming performance across independent evaluations | 10.1 (Artificial Analysis index; higher is better) | Benchmark not available. |
Agentic Index Ability to complete multi-step agentic tasks | 0.3 (Artificial Analysis index; higher is better) | Benchmark not available. |
At a Glance
Quick overview of what makes Gemma 3 27B and GPT-3.5 Turbo 16k unique.
Gemma 3 27B by Google understands both text and images, can use external tools and APIs, generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 131.1K token context window. Very affordable at $0.08/M input and $0.45/M output tokens. Released March 12th, 2025.GPT-3.5 Turbo 16k by OpenAI can use external tools and APIs, generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 16.4K token context window. Reasonably priced at $3.00/M input and $4.00/M output tokens. Released August 28th, 2023.Explore More Comparisons
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