Head to head
Qwen3 VL 8B InstructvsGemma 3 27B
For tasks, about a month.
Verdict · measured basis
Gemma 3 27B costs $0.0001 per solved task against
Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct at $0.0001 — ▼ 1.0x cheaper.
Over 200 tasks that is $0.00 a month.
On output token price alone Gemma 3 27B looks 1.0x cheaper. The ranking holds, but the margin changes.
Verified pricing, pass rate and cost per solved task for Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct and Gemma 3 27B| Figure | Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct | Gemma 3 27B |
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| Input $/Mtok | $0.117 | $0.08 |
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| Output $/Mtok | $0.455 | $0.45 |
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| Cached input $/Mtok | $0.117 | $0.04 |
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| Pass rate | 61% | 72% |
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| Cost per solved task | $0.0001measured | $0.0001measured |
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| Cost per month | $0.02 | $0.02 |
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Cost per month against tasks per month · drag the marker
Solid measured · dashed modeled · dotted stale. The gap is the verdict.
Solvency Bench (solvency.dev) — first-party measurement · verified 2026-08-26 · prices from each provider's pricing page; measured rows ignore the tier · Methodology · All models at these settings