Gemma 3 27B vs Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct
Compare Gemma 3 27B by Google AI against Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct by Moonshot AI, tested across 35 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
Gemma 3 27B
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct
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 3.5x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
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API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
Gemma 3 27B
Input
$0.09
3.3× cheaper
Output
$0.17
3.5× cheaper
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct
Input
$0.30
Output
$0.60
Gemma 3 27B is cheaper on both — 3.3× input, 3.5× output
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Style Comparison
Similarity
46%
Gemma 3 27B uses 3.0x more transitions
Gemma 3 27B
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct
53%Vocabulary63%
14wSentence Length15w
0.45Hedging0.19
5.5Bold5.2
4.4Lists3.2
0.00Emoji0.00
0.20Headings0.38
0.13Transitions0.05
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