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Gemma 3 27B

Amazon Bedrock token pricing and cost optimization reference for Gemma 3 27B.Rates normalized to USD per 1 Million Tokens ($/1M) with prompt caching and batch API discounts across 13 AWS regions.

ProviderGoogle

Maker HQMountain View, California, USA

Class / TierLightweight

ModalityText

Prompt CachingSave 75%

Batch APISave 49%

AWS Regions13 Global

Bedrock Model IDgoogle.gemma-3-27b-v1:0

Input / Prompt

$0.23/ 1M tokens

$0.0002 per 1K tokens

Output / Completion

$0.38/ 1M tokens

$0.0004 per 1K tokens

Prompt Cache Read

$0.06/ 1M tokens

Save 75% vs prompt

Batch Inference

$0.12/ 1M in

Save 49% via Batch API

Price Ratio

1 : 1.7

Prompt to completion factor

Regional Reach

13AWS Regions

Compare 13 regions ↓

Alternatives to Gemma 3 27B

Option	Price vs Gemma 3 27B	Why look at it
Gemma 4-31B Compare →	input-39%-$0.09/1M output+5%+$0.02/1M Standard tier, per 1M tokens	Next step down in price from Google
Gemma 4-26B-A4B Compare →	input-43%-$0.10/1M output+5%+$0.02/1M Standard tier, per 1M tokens	Same Gemma line, different version (general tier)
Gemma 3 12B Compare →	input-61%-$0.14/1M output-24%-$0.09/1M Standard tier, per 1M tokens	Also from Google (general tier)
Gemma 4-E2B Compare →	input-83%-$0.19/1M output-79%-$0.30/1M Standard tier, per 1M tokens	Also from Google (general tier)

Gemma 3 27B Spend Estimator

Model inference spend by prompt volume, cache hit rate, and batch processing.

Prompt Tokens (Millions / month)

M tokens

Completion Tokens (Millions / month)

M tokens

Prompt Cache Hit Rate(75% discount on cached context)

30%

Batch API Mode50% discount on non-realtime async jobs via S3

Estimated Monthly Spend

$0.00

Fresh Prompts:$0.00

Cached Prompts:$0.00

Completions:$0.00

Active: Input: $0.23/1M · Output: $0.38/1M

Key Cost Levers & Architecture

Practical mechanisms to reduce inference costs with Gemma 3 27B on AWS

Prompt CachingSave ~75%

Caches repetitive system instructions, schemas, and document prefixes in memory with 5-minute and extended 1-hour TTL tiers.

Read Rate: $0.06 / 1M tokens
Write Rate (5m TTL): $0.29 / 1M tokens
Ideal for: Multi-turn conversations, RAG document queries, structured schemas

Batch InferenceSave 49%

Asynchronous bulk processing submitted via Amazon S3 with a standard 24-hour turnaround SLA.

Batch Input: $0.12 / 1M tokens
Batch Output: $0.19 / 1M tokens
Ideal for: Offline classification, synthetic data generation, benchmark evals

Cross-Region & Tiers13 Regions

AWS Bedrock supports standard on-demand inference, priority reserved throughput, and cross-region routing.

Standard: Lowest latency, pay-per-token with zero commitments
Cross-Region Routing: Automatically burst traffic to available regional capacity
GovCloud: Dedicated isolated compliance partitions with +20% uplift

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live rates across all 13 available AWS cloud regions

Baseline: $0.23/1M inGovCloud: $0.36/1M in13 Global Regions

AWS Region	Prompt Input $/1M	Completion Output $/1M	Cache Read $/1M	Batch Input $/1M	Pricing Tier
us-east-1 US East (N. Virginia)	$0.23	$0.38	—	$0.12	Baseline
us-west-2 US West (Oregon)	$0.23	$0.38	—	$0.12	Baseline
eu-central-1 EU (Frankfurt)	$0.28	$0.46	—	$0.14	+20% vs Baseline
eu-west-1 EU (Ireland)	$0.27	$0.45	—	$0.14	+17% vs Baseline
ap-northeast-1 Asia Pacific (Tokyo)	$0.28	$0.46	—	$0.14	+22% vs Baseline
ap-southeast-3 Asia Pacific (Jakarta)	$0.28	$0.46	—	$0.14	+20% vs Baseline
ap-south-1 Asia Pacific (Mumbai)	$0.27	$0.45	—	$0.14	+17% vs Baseline
ap-southeast-2 Asia Pacific (Sydney)	$0.24	$0.39	—	$0.12	+3% vs Baseline
eu-west-2 EU (London)	$0.36	$0.59	—	$0.18	+57% vs Baseline
eu-south-1 EU (Milan)	$0.27	$0.45	—	$0.14	+17% vs Baseline
eu-north-1 EU (Stockholm)	$0.28	$0.46	—	$0.14	+20% vs Baseline
sa-east-1 South America (Sao Paulo)	$0.28	$0.46	—	$0.14	+22% vs Baseline
us-east-2 US East (Ohio)	$0.23	$0.38	—	$0.12	Baseline

Developer Quickstart

Invoke Gemma 3 27B via Amazon Bedrock Converse API

Python (boto3) · Amazon Bedrock Runtime

import boto3

# Amazon Bedrock Converse API invocation
client = boto3.client("bedrock-runtime", region_name="us-east-1")

response = client.converse(
    modelId="google.gemma-3-27b-v1:0",
    messages=[
        {
            "role": "user",
            "content": [{"text": "Summarize key features and cost levers of Gemma 3 27B."}]
        }
    ],
    inferenceConfig={
        "maxTokens": 1024,
        "temperature": 0.7
    }
)

output_text = response["output"]["message"]["content"][0]["text"]
usage = response["usage"]
print(f"Response: {output_text}")
print(f"Usage: {usage['inputTokens']} in, {usage['outputTokens']} out")