Gemma 3 12B
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Alternatives?
BetterGPT-5.1unstated+43%+5,400%$1.25 / $10
OpenMiMo VL 7B RL+12%——Context: 131K → 128KBettero3unstated+39%+5,500%$2 / $8
BetterClaude Opus 4.5unstated+35%+15,900%$5 / $25dBetterDots.vlm1.instOpen+34%——Memory (4-bit): not verifiedGPT-5.1unstated+43%+5,400%$1.25 / $10o3unstated+39%+5,500%$2 / $8Claude Opus 4.5unstated+35%+15,900%$5 / $25dDots.vlm1.instOpen+34%——Memory (4-bit): not verifiedGemini 2.5 Pro Preview (May' 25)unstated+34%——No image inputMiMo VL 7B RLOpen+12%——Context: 131K → 128KGemma 3 27BunstatedOpen+9%+60%$0.08 / $0.16Memory (4-bit): 6.1 GB → 16 GBMiMo VL 7B SFTOpen+8%——Context: 131K → 128KOInternVL3 8BOpen+5%——Context: 131K → 33K
Eagle2.5 8BOpen-6%——Context: not verifiedGemini 2.5 Pro Preview (May' 25)unstated+34%——No image inputGemma 3 27BunstatedOpen+9%—$0.08 / $0.16Memory (4-bit): 6.1 GB → 16 GBGemma 3 4BunstatedOpen-18%—$0.04 / $0.05Gemini 1.0 Prounstated-20%——Context: not verifiedGemini 4 Argonhighn/a—*$1.62Synchronous output stops at 65,536+2Gemini 3.8 Flashmediumn/a—*$0.93Sampling parameters are ignored+1Gemini Robotics ER 2 Previewn/a——Context: not verifiedGemini 3.5 Flash Litehighn/a—$0.17All 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?›
#318 of 360 in Chat & Knowledge, #134 of 138 in Agents & Tool Use, #111 of 197 in Writing & Language, #126 of 132 in Vision & Documents.
Is Gemma 3 12B better than Llama 3.2 90B?›
On MMMU · validation, Gemma 3 12B scores 59.6 vs 60.3 — about the same.
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-5.1 (better), MiMo VL 7B RL (open weights).