Gemma 4 12B
Gemma 4 12BRankingin thinking mode?
Alternatives?
BetterGPT-6 Astraunstated+69%+13,233%$10 / $50Monitoring can return HTTP 403+2
OpenMuse Glimmer 30Bunstated+40%+233%$0.30 / $1.10Context: 256K → 131K+1
BetterClaude Fable 5.1unstated+68%+13,233%$10 / $50Replace forced tool_choice+5BetterClaude Opus 5unstated+65%+6,567%$5 / $25BetterGPT-6 Solunstated+65%+2,567%$2 / $10GPT-6 Astraunstated+69%+13,233%$10 / $50Monitoring can return HTTP 403+2Claude Fable 5.1unstated+68%+13,233%$10 / $50Replace forced tool_choice+5Claude Opus 5unstated+65%+6,567%$5 / $25GPT-6 Solunstated+65%+2,567%$2 / $10
Kimi K3unstatedOpen+62%+3,900%$3 / $15Memory (4-bit): 6 GB → 1,668 GB+4Muse Glimmer 30BunstatedOpen+40%+233%$0.30 / $1.10Context: 256K → 131K+1
Qwen3.8 27BunstatedOpen+30%+537%$0.42 / $2.55Memory (4-bit): 6 GB → 17 GB+5Gemma 4 26B A4BunstatedOpen+1%+75%$0.15 / $0.60Memory (4-bit): 6 GB → 15 GB
NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B NVFP4Open-1%——Memory (4-bit): 6 GB → 11 GB+1Gemma 3 27BunstatedOpen-2%-33%$0.08 / $0.16Context: 256K → 131K+1Gemini 3.8 Flashunstated+36%—*$0.75 / $3.75Sampling parameters are ignored+1Gemini 3.6 Flashunstated+24%—*$0.75 / $3.75Gemini 3.5 Flash Liteunstated+21%—$0.30 / $2.50Gemini 3.1 Pro Previewunstated+16%—$2 / $12Cannot use both thinking controlsGemma 4 31BunstatedOpen+6%—$0.10 / $0.34Memory (4-bit): 6 GB → 19 GBGemma 4 26B A4BunstatedOpen+1%—$0.15 / $0.60Memory (4-bit): 6 GB → 15 GBGemma 3 27BunstatedOpen-2%—$0.08 / $0.16Context: 256K → 131K+1Gemma 3 12BunstatedOpen-13%—$0.05 / $0.10Context: 256K → 131K+1All Google models →Run it yourself
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How much does Gemma 4 12B cost?›
$0.10 per 1M input tokens and $0.30 per 1M output tokens (cheapest host: SiliconFlow).
Is Gemma 4 12B free to use?›
There is no free API; the cheapest paid price is $0.10 per 1M input tokens. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is Gemma 4 12B, and what is it best at?›
#143 of 334 in Chat & Knowledge, #95 of 239 in Coding, #122 of 175 in Agents & Tool Use, #67 of 95 in Writing & Language, #71 of 124 in Vision & Documents. Strongest at: Instructions.
Is Gemma 4 12B better than Gemma 4 26B A4B?›
On EQ-Bench Creative Writing v3, Gemma 4 12B scores 1,288.9 vs 1,304.6 — lower.
How can I use Gemma 4 12B?›
Through the API of Featherless, SiliconFlow.
What is the context window of Gemma 4 12B?›
256K tokens.
When was Gemma 4 12B released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-06-03. It is the current version in its line.
Is Gemma 4 12B open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (Apache-2.0 licence).
Can I run Gemma 4 12B locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
Can Gemma 4 12B read images?›
It accepts text and images, audio as input.
What is Gemma 4 12B?›
Gemma 4 12B is an open-weights language model from Google, released Jun 2026.
What are the best alternatives to Gemma 4 12B?›
GPT-6 Astra (better), Muse Glimmer 30B (open weights).