Gemma 3 12B
Gemma 3 12BRankingconfiguration unstated?
Alternatives?
BetterGPT-6 Astraunstated+93%+31,900%$10 / $50Monitoring can return HTTP 403+2
OpenMuse Glimmer 30Bunstated+60%+700%$0.30 / $1.10Memory (4-bit): 6.1 GB → 18 GB
BetterClaude Fable 5.1unstated+92%+31,900%$10 / $50Replace forced tool_choice+5BetterClaude Opus 5unstated+89%+15,900%$5 / $25BetterGPT-6 Solunstated+89%+6,300%$2 / $10GPT-6 Astraunstated+93%+31,900%$10 / $50Monitoring can return HTTP 403+2Claude Fable 5.1unstated+92%+31,900%$10 / $50Replace forced tool_choice+5Claude Opus 5unstated+89%+15,900%$5 / $25GPT-6 Solunstated+89%+6,300%$2 / $10
Kimi K3unstatedOpen+85%+9,500%$3 / $15Memory (4-bit): 6.1 GB → 1,668 GB+4Muse Glimmer 30BunstatedOpen+60%+700%$0.30 / $1.10Memory (4-bit): 6.1 GB → 18 GB
Qwen3.8 27BunstatedOpen+48%+1,430%$0.42 / $2.55Memory (4-bit): 6.1 GB → 17 GB+5Gemma 4 26B A4BunstatedOpen+16%+320%$0.15 / $0.60Memory (4-bit): 6.1 GB → 15 GBGemma 4 12BunstatedOpen+15%+140%$0.10 / $0.30
NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4Open+14%——Memory (4-bit): 6.1 GB → 11 GB+1Gemini 3.8 Flashunstated+55%—*$0.75 / $3.75Sampling parameters are ignored+1Gemini 3.6 Flashunstated+42%—*$0.75 / $3.75Gemini 3.5 Flash Liteunstated+39%—$0.30 / $2.50Gemini 3.1 Pro Previewunstated+33%—$2 / $12Cannot use both thinking controlsGemma 4 31BunstatedOpen+22%—$0.10 / $0.34Memory (4-bit): 6.1 GB → 19 GBGemma 4 26B A4BunstatedOpen+16%—$0.15 / $0.60Memory (4-bit): 6.1 GB → 15 GBGemma 4 12BunstatedOpen+15%—$0.10 / $0.30Gemma 3 27BunstatedOpen+12%—$0.08 / $0.16Memory (4-bit): 6.1 GB → 16 GBAll Google models →Run it yourself
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How much does Gemma 3 12B cost?›
$0.05 per 1M input tokens and $0.10 per 1M output tokens (cheapest host: Novita).
Is Gemma 3 12B free to use?›
There is no free API; the cheapest paid price is $0.05 per 1M input tokens. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is Gemma 3 12B, and what is it best at?›
#133 of 196 in Chat & Knowledge, #24 of 39 in Agents & Tool Use, #111 of 195 in Writing & Language, #24 of 41 in Vision & Documents.
Is Gemma 3 12B better than Command A?›
On EQ-Bench Creative Writing v3, Gemma 3 12B scores 1,125.5 vs 1,145.1 — lower.
How can I use Gemma 3 12B?›
Through the API of AWS Bedrock, DeepInfra, NextBit, Novita.
What is the context window of Gemma 3 12B?›
131K tokens, with up to 16K output tokens.
When was Gemma 3 12B released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2025-03-01. It is the current version in its line.
Is Gemma 3 12B open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (gemma licence).
Can I run Gemma 3 12B locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
Can Gemma 3 12B read images?›
It accepts text and images as input.
What is Gemma 3 12B?›
Gemma 3 12B is an open-weights language model from Google, released Mar 2025.
What are the best alternatives to Gemma 3 12B?›
GPT-6 Astra (better), Muse Glimmer 30B (open weights).