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Gemma 2 27B vs Nemotron 3 Ultra

Gemma 2 27B costs 3.7x less per output token than Nemotron 3 Ultra ($0.65 vs $2.40 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 33 benchmarks have a result for both.

Replace Gemma 2 27B Replace Nemotron 3 Ultra
Gemma 2 27BGoogle
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$0.65
0
Nemotron 3 UltraNVIDIA
Coding
30.0
Overall
53.1
Output $/M
$2.40
33
vs boards won of 33 shared

Gemma 2 27B or Nemotron 3 Ultra: which to pick

Only Nemotron 3 Ultra has a coding score, 30.0 on the Vibe Coding Index; Gemma 2 27B has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.

Pick Gemma 2 27B for output tokens 3.7x cheaper ($0.65 vs $2.40 per million).

Model AGemma 2 27BGoogleNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel BNemotron 3 UltraNVIDIA30.0/1003 independent benchmarksNo cost per solved task
Shared results
33
Gemma 2 27B only
3
Nemotron 3 Ultra only
38
Like-for-like categories
6 of 9

Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.

Which one for your work

Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.

At a glance

Coding index
Gemma 2 27B not benchmarked, Nemotron 3 Ultra 30.0 from 3 benchmarks.
Widest category
Math, 55.4 points apart on average over 3 shared benchmarks.
Widest single gap
OTIS Mock AIME: Gemma 2 27B 1.4% against Nemotron 3 Ultra 86.7%, 85.3 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
Output price
Gemma 2 27B $0.65 against Nemotron 3 Ultra $2.40 per million output tokens, 3.7x apart.
Context window
Gemma 2 27B takes 8K tokens, Nemotron 3 Ultra 262K.

Benchmark by benchmark

First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.

Boards won, where both have a result
CategoryGemma 2 27BBarsNemotron 3 UltraTies
Coding02
Intelligence01
Reasoning04
Math03
Knowledge05
General018
All shared boards033
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index02
Coding benchmarks for Gemma 2 27B and Nemotron 3 Ultra
BenchmarkGemma 2 27BNemotron 3 UltraLeader
AA Coding IndexNot measured49.3Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
LiveCodeBench (Vals AI)Not measured86.0%Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI)Not measured69.0%Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI)Not measured7.6%Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
Code migration (Vals AI)Not measured4.9%Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
ProgramBench (Vals AI)Not measured0.0%Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI)Not measured50.9%Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
SciCodeNot measured40.3%Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run)Not measured36.4%Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
FrontierCodeNot measured13.6%Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
WeirdMLNot measured43.5%Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
LMArena Text: coding12111468Nemotron 3 Ultra
LMArena Text: software and IT12281468Nemotron 3 Ultra
Neither model has a result on the other 30 boards here
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
Intelligence benchmarks for Gemma 2 27B and Nemotron 3 Ultra
BenchmarkGemma 2 27BNemotron 3 UltraLeader
AA Intelligence IndexNot measured22.9Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
Epoch Capabilities Index122.1146.0Nemotron 3 Ultra
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index7 boards, none shared
Agentic work benchmarks for Gemma 2 27B and Nemotron 3 Ultra
BenchmarkGemma 2 27BNemotron 3 UltraLeader
AA Agentic IndexNot measured20.1Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
Finance Agent (Vals AI)Not measured37.7%Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
Legal Research Bench (Vals AI)Not measured15.4%Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI)Not measured31.7%Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
τ²-Bench TelecomNot measured83.3%Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
APEX-AgentsNot measured22.7%Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
MCP AtlasNot measured63.1%Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
Neither model has a result on the other 35 boards here
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index04
Reasoning benchmarks for Gemma 2 27B and Nemotron 3 Ultra
BenchmarkGemma 2 27BNemotron 3 UltraLeader
GPQA DiamondNot measured86.1%Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)Not measured86.7%Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)Not measured28.4%Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run)36.5%85.4%Nemotron 3 Ultra
Mystery game puzzlesNot measured20.0%Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
LMArena Text: hard prompts11981452Nemotron 3 Ultra
LMArena Text: expert11711472Nemotron 3 Ultra
LMArena Text: hard prompts in English12061453Nemotron 3 Ultra
Neither model has a result on the other 15 boards here
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index03
Math benchmarks for Gemma 2 27B and Nemotron 3 Ultra
BenchmarkGemma 2 27BNemotron 3 UltraLeader
OTIS Mock AIME1.4%86.7%Nemotron 3 Ultra
ProofBenchNot measured2.0%Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
MATH level 527.9%Not measuredOnly Gemma 2 27B measured
LMArena Text: math12121457Nemotron 3 Ultra
LMArena Text: mathematical work12211461Nemotron 3 Ultra
Neither model has a result on the other 9 boards here
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index05
Knowledge benchmarks for Gemma 2 27B and Nemotron 3 Ultra
BenchmarkGemma 2 27BNemotron 3 UltraLeader
MMLU ProNot measured85.8%Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
LegalBench (Vals AI)68.0%82.1%Nemotron 3 Ultra
CorpFin (Vals AI)Not measured65.5%Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
TaxEval (Vals AI)Not measured73.1%Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
MedCode (Vals AI)Not measured38.6%Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
MMLU75.7%Not measuredOnly Gemma 2 27B measured
LMArena Text: science12281465Nemotron 3 Ultra
LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare11981456Nemotron 3 Ultra
LMArena Text: legal and government12411452Nemotron 3 Ultra
LMArena Text: business and finance12081434Nemotron 3 Ultra
Neither model has a result on the other 10 boards here
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index8 boards, none shared
Web design benchmarks for Gemma 2 27B and Nemotron 3 Ultra
BenchmarkGemma 2 27BNemotron 3 UltraLeader
Design Arena: websitesNot measured1145Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
Design Arena: UI componentsNot measured1135Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
Design Arena: game devNot measured1138Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
Design Arena: data vizNot measured1141Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
Design Arena: 3DNot measured1131Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
Design Arena: all code categoriesNot measured1146Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
Design Arena: SVGNot measured1069Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
Design Arena: ASCII artNot measured1100Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index018
General benchmarks for Gemma 2 27B and Nemotron 3 Ultra
BenchmarkGemma 2 27BNemotron 3 UltraLeader
IFBenchNot measured81.4%Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)Not measured79.3%Only Nemotron 3 Ultra measured
DTBench48.0%90.1%Nemotron 3 Ultra
LMCA7.1%36.9%Nemotron 3 Ultra
LMArena Text12311445Nemotron 3 Ultra
LMArena Text: instruction following12061418Nemotron 3 Ultra
LMArena Text: creative writing12401399Nemotron 3 Ultra
LMArena Text: English12421455Nemotron 3 Ultra
LMArena Text: non-English12171427Nemotron 3 Ultra
LMArena Text: Chinese12211497Nemotron 3 Ultra
LMArena Text: German12091472Nemotron 3 Ultra
LMArena Text: Japanese1175Not measuredOnly Gemma 2 27B measured
LMArena Text: Korean11741384Nemotron 3 Ultra
LMArena Text: French12481472Nemotron 3 Ultra
LMArena Text: Spanish12281455Nemotron 3 Ultra
LMArena Text: Russian12341417Nemotron 3 Ultra
LMArena Text: Polish12771385Nemotron 3 Ultra
LMArena Text: multi-turn12241411Nemotron 3 Ultra
LMArena Text: longer queries12301437Nemotron 3 Ultra
LMArena Text: writing and language12491406Nemotron 3 Ultra
LMArena Text: entertainment and media12121397Nemotron 3 Ultra
Neither model has a result on the other 27 boards here
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Image generation benchmarks for Gemma 2 27B and Nemotron 3 Ultra
BenchmarkGemma 2 27BNemotron 3 UltraLeader
Neither model has a result on 5 boards here

What each workload costs

Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.

Chat turn

1K input + 500 output tokens

Gemma 2 27B$0.0010Fits in one request
Nemotron 3 Ultra$0.0018Fits in one request

Gemma 2 27B costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Gemma 2 27B$0.034Exceeds the context window
Nemotron 3 Ultra$0.037Fits in one request

Gemma 2 27B costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Gemma 2 27B$0.137Exceeds the context window
Nemotron 3 Ultra$0.144Fits in one request

Gemma 2 27B costs less

Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.

Specification differences

The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.

Specifications of Gemma 2 27B and Nemotron 3 Ultra
SpecificationGoogle Gemma 2 27BNVIDIA Nemotron 3 Ultra
MakerGoogleNVIDIA
WeightsOpen weightsOpen weights
ReleasedJuly 13, 2024June 4, 2026
Context window8K262K
Input $/Mtok$0.65$0.60
Output $/Mtok$0.65$2.40
Coding indexNot benchmarked30.0
Independent measurements behind it03
Cost per solved taskNot computableNot computable
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Gemma 2 27B better than Nemotron 3 Ultra for coding?

Only Nemotron 3 Ultra has a coding score, 30.0 on the Vibe Coding Index; Gemma 2 27B has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Gemma 2 27B for output tokens 3.7x cheaper ($0.65 vs $2.40 per million).

Which is cheaper, Gemma 2 27B or Nemotron 3 Ultra?

Gemma 2 27B costs $0.65 per million input tokens and $0.65 per million output tokens; Nemotron 3 Ultra costs $0.60 and $2.40. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.

Which has the bigger context window, Gemma 2 27B or Nemotron 3 Ultra?

Nemotron 3 Ultra, with 262K tokens against 8K.

How many benchmarks is the Gemma 2 27B vs Nemotron 3 Ultra comparison based on?

33 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. Gemma 2 27B's coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and Nemotron 3 Ultra's on 3. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.

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