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Why use Gemma 2 9B Instruct on OpenRouter?
OpenRouter offers Gemma 2 9B Instruct with competitive pricing. OpenRouter is a multi-provider LLM aggregator offering unified API access to 300+ models from all major labs and emerging providers, with automatic failover for reliability.
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Docs fallbackUse the provider REST API or SDKCreate a provider API keymodel: google/gemma-2-9b-itgoogle/gemma-2-9b-itRequest example
google/gemma-2-9b-it.Gotchas
- Use provider model ID "google/gemma-2-9b-it", not the LLMReference slug "gemma-2-9b-it".
Compare Gemma 2 9B Instruct Across Providers
| Provider | Input (per 1M) | Output (per 1M) |
|---|---|---|
| Fireworks AI | $0.20 | $0.20 |
| NVIDIA NIM | — | — |
| OpenRouter | — | — |
| Chutes AI | $0.10 | $0.30 |
| Replicate API | $0.10 | $0.10 |
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About Gemma 2 9B Instruct
Gemma 2 9B Instruct, developed by Google, is a state-of-the-art large language model based on the advanced Gemini framework. It is a decoder-only transformer model with 9 billion parameters, offering a balance between size and performance. The model is trained on an expansive dataset comprising 8 trillion tokens, including web documents, code, and mathematical text, a notable 30% increase from its predecessor, Gemma 1.1. This allows it to adeptly handle diverse tasks such as question answering, creative writing, coding, and mathematical problem-solving.