Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Gemma 3 27B leads with 4.1% higher average benchmark score. Claude 3 Opus offers 137.9K more tokens in context window than Gemma 3 27B. Gemma 3 27B is $89.70 cheaper per million tokens. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
Anthropic
Claude 3 Opus was developed as the most capable model in the Claude 3 family, designed to set new industry benchmarks across a wide range of cognitive tasks. Built to handle complex analysis and extended tasks requiring deep reasoning, it balanced frontier intelligence with careful safety considerations, representing the flagship tier of the Claude 3 generation.
Gemma 3 27B represents the largest variant in the Gemma 3 family, developed to provide flagship-level open-source capabilities. Built with advanced training methodologies and 27 billion parameters, it offers researchers and developers access to powerful language understanding without proprietary restrictions.
1 year newer

Claude 3 Opus
Anthropic
2024-02-29

Gemma 3 27B
2025-03-12
Cost per million tokens (USD)

Claude 3 Opus

Gemma 3 27B
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 6 common benchmarks

Claude 3 Opus

Gemma 3 27B
Available providers and their performance metrics

Claude 3 Opus
Anthropic
Bedrock

Claude 3 Opus

Gemma 3 27B

Claude 3 Opus

Gemma 3 27B

Gemma 3 27B
DeepInfra
Novita