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Google: Gemma 3 12B

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Google: Gemma 3 12B is a large language model from Google. It costs $0.050 per million input tokens and $0.150 per million output tokens. Its context window is 131K tokens.

Tool callingStructured outputOpen weightsimage input
Input / 1M tokens
$0.050
Output / 1M tokens
$0.150
Cached input / 1M
-

Not supported

Context window
131K

tokens

Who serves it cheapest

2 hosts serve Gemma 3 12B. Same weights, same API - the price difference is pure margin and routing.

Providers serving Google: Gemma 3 12B, cheapest first
ProviderInput / 1MOutput / 1MContextThroughputUptime 24h
NextBitCheapestint4$0.050$0.150131K-99.9%
DeepInfrabf16$0.050$0.150131K-99.9%

The spread between NextBit and DeepInfra is about the same for identical weights. Quantization and context limits differ, so check both columns before switching.

Benchmarks

Independent scores published alongside the catalogue.

Intelligence index
3.8
Coding index
5.8
Agentic index
0.1

About 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,...

Specifications

Google: Gemma 3 12B specifications
Model IDgoogle/gemma-3-12b-it
ProviderGoogle
Context window131K tokens
Max output16K tokens
Input modalitiestext, image
Output modalitiestext
Knowledge cutoff2024-08-31
Open weightsYes - google/gemma-3-12b-it
ReleasedMarch 13, 2025

Cheaper alternatives

Models that cost less than Gemma 3 12B while keeping at least half its context window and every input modality it supports.

Frequently asked

How much does Google: Gemma 3 12B cost?

$0.050 per million input tokens and $0.150 per million output tokens.

What is the context window of Google: Gemma 3 12B?

131K tokens, with up to 16K tokens of output per request.

Which provider serves Google: Gemma 3 12B cheapest?

NextBit at $0.050 per million input tokens - about the same cheaper than DeepInfra, the most expensive of the 2 hosts serving it.

Confirm against the source: Google official pricing.