Google: Gemma 3 12B
Analysis Summary
Google: Gemma 3 12B sits in the Professional tier on our leaderboard, ranked #10 of 565 published models on overall intelligence. At $0.040 input and $0.130 output per 1M tokens, it is among the most expensive on the market. It offers a standard large context window and supports tool use, function calling, and vision.
Editorial notes
Gemma 3 12B from Google supports vision, tool use, and function calling at very low cost with a 131K context window, though reasoning and coding scores are modest for professional workflows.
Assessed May 31, 2026
Rankings consider pricing, capabilities, benchmarks, and real-world applicability and are refreshed as new models launch. Feedback?
Performance Profile
How Google: Gemma 3 12B compares
Google: Gemma 3 12B ranks #327 of 371 AI models we track for overall intelligence, #263 of 308 for coding, #273 of 283 for agentic tasks. Its 131K-token context window is larger than 60% of the models we list. At $0.04 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 75% of comparable models.
About Google: Gemma 3 12B
Gemma 3 introduces multimodality, supporting vision-language input and text outputs. It handles context windows up to 128k tokens, understands over 140 languages, and offers improved math, reasoning, and chat capabilities,..
Capabilities
Architecture Detail
| Instruct Type | gemma |
Performance Indices
Source: Artificial Analysis
Benchmark Scores
Intelligence
Technical
Content
Benchmark data from Artificial Analysis and Hugging Face
How does Google: Gemma 3 12B stack up?
Compare side-by-side with other professional models.
Model Information
| OpenRouter ID |
google/gemma-3-12b-it
|
| Provider | |
| Release Date | March 13, 2025 |
| Context Length | 131,072 tokens |
| Max Completion | 16,384 tokens |
| Status | Active |
Pricing
| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $0.04 | $0.000040 |
| Output | $0.13 | $0.000130 |
Live Performance
Live endpoint metrics, refreshed every 30 minutes.
Leaderboard Categories
External Resources
Frequently asked questions about Google: Gemma 3 12B
How much does Google: Gemma 3 12B cost?
Google: Gemma 3 12B costs $0.04 per million input tokens and $0.13 per million output tokens.
What is the context window of Google: Gemma 3 12B?
Google: Gemma 3 12B has a context window of 131,072 tokens (131K).
Is Google: Gemma 3 12B good for coding?
On our coding benchmark index, Google: Gemma 3 12B ranks #263 of 308 models, placing it in the broader range of the field for code generation and debugging.
What can Google: Gemma 3 12B do?
Google: Gemma 3 12B supports image/vision input, tool use, and function calling.
Who created Google: Gemma 3 12B?
Google: Gemma 3 12B is developed by Google and was released on March 13, 2025.
