Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Both models show comparable benchmark performance. Gemma 3 27B offers 6.1K more tokens in context window than Llama 3.1 405B Instruct. Gemma 3 27B is $1.48 cheaper per million tokens. Gemma 3 27B supports multimodal inputs. Llama 3.1 405B Instruct is available on 8 providers. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
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.
Meta
Llama 3.1 405B was developed as Meta's largest open-source language model, designed to provide frontier-level capabilities with 405 billion parameters. Built to demonstrate that open-source models can match proprietary systems in capability, it enables researchers and developers to experiment with and deploy a powerful foundation model without licensing restrictions.
7 months newer

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Meta
2024-07-23

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

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Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 6 common benchmarks

Gemma 3 27B

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Available providers and their performance metrics

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Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
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