Gemma 3 27B vs GLM 5
Compare Gemma 3 27B by Google AI against GLM 5 by Zhipu AI, tested across 53 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
Gemma 3 27B
GLM 5
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
Gemma 3 27B is 15x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
Gemma 3 27B
Input
$0.09
8.9× cheaper
Output
$0.17
15× cheaper
GLM 5
Input
$0.80
Output
$2.56
Gemma 3 27B is cheaper on both — 8.9× input, 15× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
58%
GLM 5 uses 3.0x more headings
Gemma 3 27B
GLM 5
53%Vocabulary54%
14wSentence Length17w
0.45Hedging0.37
5.5Bold6.3
4.4Lists4.7
0.00Emoji0.00
0.20Headings0.60
0.13Transitions0.18
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