Microsoft Phi-4 vs Gemma 3 27B

Side-by-side pricing and cost comparison for AI coding projects.

Microsoft Phi-4

Microsoft

Microsoft's compact 14B model with strong reasoning and coding capability. Excellent value for small-scale deployments.

Input	$0.100/M
Output	$0.300/M
Context	128K tokens
Best For	Edge deployments, local inference, budget coding

Google

Google's open-weight 27B model. Budget-friendly with strong coding capability and Google's research backing.

Input	$0.100/M
Output	$0.400/M
Context	128K tokens
Best For	Self-hosted deployments, budget coding, research

Scenario	Microsoft Phi-4	Gemma 3 27B	Savings
Small Script (1K lines)	$0.01	$0.02	Microsoft Phi-4 saves <$0.01 (19%)
Medium Feature (10K lines)	$0.10	$0.12	Microsoft Phi-4 saves $0.02 (17%)
Large Project (50K lines)	$0.47	$0.58	Microsoft Phi-4 saves $0.10 (17%)
Code Review (5K lines)	$0.02	$0.03	Microsoft Phi-4 saves <$0.01 (9%)

Microsoft Phi-4 is cheaper at $0.100/M input vs $0.100/M for Gemma 3 27B.

For a typical medium feature project, Microsoft Phi-4 costs $0.10 compared to $0.12 for Gemma 3 27B.

However, Gemma 3 27B may offer self-hosted deployments, budget coding, research — choose based on your specific needs.

Anthropic's balanced model for coding and general tasks. Best price-performance ratio in the Claude family.

Anthropic's most powerful model. Best for complex reasoning and challenging coding tasks.

Previous generation Sonnet. Still excellent for coding tasks at the same price point.

Fast, cost-effective model for high-volume tasks. Great for code review and simple queries.

First generation Opus. Highest reasoning capability in the Claude 3 family.

First generation Sonnet. Balanced performance for general tasks.