Exaone 4.0 1.2B
Jul 2025
Exaone 4.0 1.2BCompare inon
Benchmarks of Exaone 4.0 1.2B13
BenchmarkByScoreRank
Overall1
Knowledge4
Science2
Coding1
Documents1
Legacy · saturated or no longer reported4
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self-host onlyprice
—output speed?
66Kcontext
Rankingin thinking mode?
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
BetterGPT-6 Lunalow×4.1—$0.005Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3IOpenK2 Horizon 7Bthinking×3.9—$0.30 / $1.20Memory (4-bit): 0.6 GB → 4.5 GB
BetterGranite 4.2 3BthinkingOpen+72%—$0.006Memory (4-bit): 0.6 GB → 1.8 GB
BetterGemma 4 E4BthinkingOpen+69%—$0.008Memory (4-bit): 0.6 GB → 4 GBBetterGPT-5.6 Lunalow×4—$0.01ModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
Nothing here yet.
ModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
GPT-6 Lunalow×4.1—$0.005Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3Granite 4.2 3BthinkingOpen+72%—$0.006Memory (4-bit): 0.6 GB → 1.8 GBGemma 4 E4BthinkingOpen+69%—$0.008Memory (4-bit): 0.6 GB → 4 GBGPT-5.6 Lunalow×4—$0.01GPT OSS 20BhighOpen+70%—$0.011Memory (4-bit): 0.6 GB → 13 GBModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
IK2 Horizon 7BthinkingOpen×3.9—$0.30 / $1.20Memory (4-bit): 0.6 GB → 4.5 GBIK2 Horizon 3.7BthinkingOpen×3—$0.30 / $1.20Memory (4-bit): 0.6 GB → 2.5 GBGemma 4 12BthinkingOpen×2.7—$0.10 / $0.30Memory (4-bit): 0.6 GB → 6 GB
Qwen 3.5 9Bnon-thinkingOpen×2.5—$0.08 / $0.13Memory (4-bit): 0.6 GB → 4.8 GBQwen3.5 4BthinkingOpen×2.5—$0.03 / $0.15Memory (4-bit): 0.6 GB → 2.3 GBRun it yourself
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Benchmarks
all categoriesChat & Knowledge
Humanity's Last Exam6#252
AA Omniscience Index-79.8#315
CritPt (physics)0#182
AA Intelligence Index 4.3.2≈5.3#314
AA Omniscience · Accuracy6.8#305
GPQA Diamond51.5#258
AIME 2025 · AA archived50.3#88
Coding
LiveCodeBench · AA archived51.6#85
Agents & Tool Use
τ²-bench · AA16.4#205
Writing & Language
IFBench (instructions)23#237
FAQ
How much does Exaone 4.0 1.2B cost?›
There is no per-unit API price: self-host only.
Is Exaone 4.0 1.2B free to use?›
There is no free API. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is Exaone 4.0 1.2B, and what is it best at?›
#250 of 336 in Chat & Knowledge, #210 of 239 in Coding, #203 of 242 in Agents & Tool Use, #234 of 245 in Writing & Language.
Is Exaone 4.0 1.2B better than Sarvam M?›
On AA Intelligence Index 4.3.2, Exaone 4.0 1.2B scores 5.3 vs 5.3 — about the same.
What is the context window of Exaone 4.0 1.2B?›
66K tokens.
When was Exaone 4.0 1.2B released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2025-07-15. It is the current version in its line.
Is Exaone 4.0 1.2B open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (exaone licence).
Can I run Exaone 4.0 1.2B locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
Can Exaone 4.0 1.2B read images?›
No, it accepts text only.
What is Exaone 4.0 1.2B?›
Exaone 4.0 1.2B is an open-weights language model from LG AI Research, released Jul 2025.
What are the best alternatives to Exaone 4.0 1.2B?›
GPT-6 Luna (better), K2 Horizon 7B (open weights).