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Google: Gemma 3 27B vs Tencent: Hy4 preview

Try both on us. Starter credit covers your first requests, then one key routes Gemma 3 27B and Hy4 preview. Switch by changing the model name.

Compare routesProviders, price, context, and policy posture in one view.

Use auto when uptime mattersKeep a primary model and let fallback handle provider failures.

Same API shapeUse the OpenAI client and set the model you want.

Practical read

Monthly evidence

Google: Gemma 3 27B has the lower published input-plus-output rate and more Credits provider routes. Tencent: Hy4 preview has the larger context window and the lower measured p50 time to first token.

$0.2532/1MGoogle: Gemma 3 27B cheapest route

$3.518425/1MTencent: Hy4 preview cheapest route

3000 msGoogle: Gemma 3 27B fastest measured p50 TTFT via parasail

2149 msTencent: Hy4 preview fastest measured p50 TTFT via gmi

The price comparison adds each route's rate for one million input tokens and one million output tokens; your cost depends on your input/output mix. Prices and live route measurements can change. Use the monthly reports when you need a stable evidence window, then run a small task-specific eval before choosing a production default.

Google: Gemma 3 27BTencent: Hy4 preview

Model idgoogle/gemma-3-27b-ittencent/hy4-preview

Publisher Google AI Studio Tencent Cloud TokenHub

AI IQ — IQ 113#63

Context131,072 tokens1,000,000 tokens

Credits provider routes64

Cheapest route$0.2532/1M$3.518425/1M

Cached input$0.0422/1M$0.04431/1M

Privacy posturehas ZDR routeprovider posture varies

Fastest measured p50 TTFT3000 ms via parasail2149 ms via gmi

Highest measured throughputnot enough datanot enough data

Recent route uptime range100.00%100.00%

Modes chat chat

Google: Gemma 3 27B routes

Overview6 Credits routes
PricingInput, cached input, and output rates
ProvidersAll serving providers

Tencent: Hy4 preview routes

Overview4 Credits routes
PricingInput, cached input, and output rates
ProvidersAll serving providers

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Production choice

Pick a default model. Keep fallback enabled.

TrustedRouter is useful when you know the model you want, but still need provider rollover, budget limits, usage records, and a prompt path you can verify.

OpenAI clientPython

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.trustedrouter.com/v1",
    api_key="sk-tr-v1-..."
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="google/gemma-3-27b-it",
    messages=messages,
)

Questions

Which should I use, Google: Gemma 3 27B or Tencent: Hy4 preview?

Google: Gemma 3 27B has the lower published input-plus-output rate and more Credits provider routes. Tencent: Hy4 preview has the larger context window and the lower measured p50 time to first token.

Is Google: Gemma 3 27B or Tencent: Hy4 preview cheaper?

The current cheapest TrustedRouter route is $0.2532/1M for Google: Gemma 3 27B and $3.518425/1M for Tencent: Hy4 preview. The comparison uses current catalog prices and updates as provider pricing changes.

Is Google: Gemma 3 27B or Tencent: Hy4 preview faster?

Current measured p50 time to first token is 3000 ms for Google: Gemma 3 27B and 2149 ms for Tencent: Hy4 preview. These are routed probe measurements, not vendor-advertised speeds, and update as new samples arrive.

Can I test Google: Gemma 3 27B and Tencent: Hy4 preview with the same API?

Yes. Use the same OpenAI-compatible TrustedRouter base URL and API key, then change only the model id between google/gemma-3-27b-it and tencent/hy4-preview. This makes side-by-side evals possible without maintaining two provider integrations.