Which is cheaper, Gemma 2 27B or Inkling Small?

Inkling Small, at $2.22 per million tokens against $2.60 for Gemma 2 27B, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.

Where is each one cheapest?

Gemma 2 27B: nobody goes below OpenRouter's own price with a reason we can point at, so $2.60 is the number to beat. Inkling Small: $2.22 at TrustedRouter.

Can I buy both from one provider?

Yes. 3 providers sell both: Kilo Gateway, OpenRouter, Together AI. The cheapest of them for the two together is Kilo Gateway.

Which holds more context?

Inkling Small, at 1M tokens against 8k.

Gemma 2 27B vs Inkling Small.

model vs model · prices as of 16 Sept 2026

Inkling Small takes 4 of 5 rounds against Gemma 2 27B. It is also the cheaper of the two to run, at $2.22 per million tokens against $2.60.

Google

Gemma 2 27B

$2.60/M tokens

OpenRouter list price, nothing below it is accounted for · $0.429 per 1,000 pages

8k context · open weights

Thinking Machineswins 4 rounds

Inkling Small

$2.22/M tokens

cheapest we can explain, at TrustedRouter · $0.266 per 1,000 pages

1M context · tool calling · reads images · open weights

TrustedRouter ↗

List price in (lower wins)

$0.65/M

$0.45/M

List price out (lower wins)

$0.65/M

$1.20/M

Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)

none below list

$2.22/M at TrustedRouter

Standard price (lower wins)

$2.60/M

$2.55/M

Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)

$0.429

$0.266

Context

8k tokens

1M tokens

Open weights

yes

Tool calling

yes

Structured output

yes

Reads images

yes

Reasoning

yes

Released

13 Jul 2024

30 Jul 2026

Providers selling it

Price we measure against

OpenRouter

Trains on your prompts (no is better)

no provider to check

not stated

Providers selling both · 3

Kilo Gateway$2.60 / $2.55
OpenRouter$2.60 / $2.55
Together AI$3.20 / $2.70

Gemma 2 27B then Inkling Small, per million tokens

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What moved in the last seven days

Inkling SmallNous Portal$0.36 / $0.96 $0.45 / $1.2025% dearer · 16 Sept 2026

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Gemma 2 27B or Inkling Small?: Inkling Small, at $2.22 per million tokens against $2.60 for Gemma 2 27B, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.
Where is each one cheapest?: Gemma 2 27B: nobody goes below OpenRouter's own price with a reason we can point at, so $2.60 is the number to beat. Inkling Small: $2.22 at TrustedRouter.
Can I buy both from one provider?: Yes. 3 providers sell both: Kilo Gateway, OpenRouter, Together AI. The cheapest of them for the two together is Kilo Gateway.
Which holds more context?: Inkling Small, at 1M tokens against 8k.

Prices exclude tax and are per million tokens, read 16 Sept 2026 from each provider's own catalog. The standard price blends three parts input to one part output; a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.