The honest, $0-markup cost to run gemma 3 270m (google, 300M) and SmolLM2 360M Instruct (HuggingFaceTB, 400M), side by side — free on your own machine, on your own rented GPU at the vendor's price, or via your own API key.
| gemma 3 270m | SmolLM2 360M Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 300M | 400M |
| Context window | 8.2K | 8.2K |
| License | Commercial OK | Commercial OK |
| VRAM to run | ~2.0 GB (Q4_K_M) | ~2.0 GB (Q4_K_M) |
| Rent a GPU | $0.06/hr | $0.06/hr |
| Your API key | ✓ $0.10/1M (est.) | $0.10/1M (est.) |
VRAM, size, context and license are facts from the catalog and the shared cost engine; API prices are real where we have them (labeled "est." otherwise). We don't rank model quality or quote benchmarks here.
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