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 27BGemma 3 27B
GPT-3.5 Turbo 16kGPT-3.5 Turbo 16k
Model Provider
The organization behind this AI's development
Google logoGoogle
OpenAI logoOpenAI
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 12th, 2025
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
GeminiGPT
Key Features
Advanced capabilities
Function CallingStructured OutputReasoning ModeContent Moderation
Function CallingStructured 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 27BGemma 3 27B
GPT-3.5 Turbo 16kGPT-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 27BGemma 3 27B
GPT-3.5 Turbo 16kGPT-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.
Google logoGemma 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.
OpenAI logoGPT-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.

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