Gemma 2 9B
Gemma 2 9B is worth evaluating for coding, classification, and json / tool use when its provider route and context window match the workload.
Use it for
- Teams evaluating coding, classification, and json / tool use
- Workloads that can use a 8k context window
- Buyers comparing 3 tracked provider routes
Do not use it for
- Vision or document-understanding workloads
Cheapest of 3 routes · GCP Vertex AI
About
Gemma 2 9B is Google DeepMind's Gemma 2 model. It offers an 8K-token context window with weights openly available for self-hosting and scores 52.1 on MMLU PRO.
Gemma 2 9B is an open-weight model in the Gemma 2 family. The structured metadata tracks a 8k-token context window and structured outputs. This page tracks provider routes through GCP Vertex AI, Fireworks AI, and Bitdeer AI, with the cheapest tracked route listed at $0.06 input and $0.18 output per 1M tokens. Headline tracked benchmarks include HumanEval 58.4, Massive Multitask Language Understanding 71.5, and MMLU PRO 52.1.
Top use-case fit: coding, agents, and build tasks
Coding
Q/$ A1 relevant benchmark in the decision map.
Classification
Q/$ B2 relevant benchmarks in the decision map.
JSON / Tool use
Included by capability and metadata signals in the decision map.
Provider price ladder
Compare all 3Compare API pricing across 3 providers for input and output tokens, batch, and cached reads when available.
| Provider | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Route |
|---|---|---|---|
| GCP Vertex AI | $0.060 | $0.180 | Serverless |
| Fireworks AI | $0.200 | $0.200 | Serverless |
| Bitdeer AI | $0.080 | $0.240 | Serverless |
Available via routers & gateways(13)
LiteLLM
GatewayOpen-source Python SDK and proxy server that unifies 100+ LLM APIs behind a single OpenAI-compatible interface, with load balancing, cost tracking, and configurable failover.
OpenRouter
HybridUnified hybrid gateway to 400+ models from 60+ providers via a single OpenAI-compatible API, with optional auto-routing that selects the best model per prompt.
Portkey
GatewayProduction AI gateway routing to 1,600+ LLMs with failover, load balancing, semantic caching, and guardrails; Apache 2.0 core is fully self-hostable with the complete feature set.
AIRouter
RouterCommercial LLM router that analyzes incoming requests and routes to the optimal model for cost/quality/latency via a drop-in OpenAI-compatible API, with a privacy-preserving embedding mode that avoids sending prompt content.
Helicone
GatewayObservability-first AI gateway with routing, caching, rate limiting, and request tracing; Apache 2.0 open-source core with a managed hosted tier for logging and analytics.
Kong AI Gateway
GatewayMulti-LLM AI gateway built on Kong Gateway 3.x, adding semantic routing, load balancing, guardrails, and MCP traffic analytics as plugins over Kong's existing API management platform.
Capabilities
Benchmark peer barsfor Coding
Benchmark scores(3)
Migration checks
No linked migration route is available for this model yet.
Rankings & picks(1)
Frequently asked questions
What is the context window of Gemma 2 9B?
Gemma 2 9B has a context window of 8k tokens.
How much does Gemma 2 9B cost?
Gemma 2 9B pricing ranges from $0.06/1M to $0.2/1M input tokens depending on the provider.
When was Gemma 2 9B released?
Gemma 2 9B was released on 2024-06-27.
Which providers offer Gemma 2 9B?
Gemma 2 9B is available from 3 providers: GCP Vertex AI, Fireworks AI, Bitdeer AI.
What benchmarks has Gemma 2 9B been tested on?
Gemma 2 9B has been evaluated on 3 benchmarks, including HumanEval, Massive Multitask Language Understanding, MMLU PRO.
Cheapest of 3 routes · GCP Vertex AI