Is Apertus 70B or Gemma 3 27B IT cheaper?

Gemma 3 27B IT is cheaper on output tokens ($0.30 vs $2.23 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Apertus 70B or Gemma 3 27B IT?

Gemma 3 27B IT has the larger context window (131K tokens).

Apertus 70B vs Gemma 3 27B IT

Gemma 3 27B IT is cheaper on output tokens, while Gemma 3 27B IT offers a larger context window. Choose Apertus 70B or Gemma 3 27B IT based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Apertus 70B	Gemma 3 27B IT
Provider	Cortecs	Cortecs
Input / 1M tokens	$1.39	$0.10
Output / 1M tokens	$2.23	$0.30
Context window	66K	131K
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Sep 2025	Mar 2025

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