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Gemma 4 12B

95 billion parameters and a 256K context window.

Updated Aug 12, 2026. Default version: Gemma 4 12B

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LLMBoard score38.2Gemma 4 12B
Coverage100%15 benchmark families
Context windowN/ATokens
Official input priceN/AOfficial price unavailable

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Gemma 4 12B Specifications

Technical details for the model's default version.

Version
Gemma 4 12B
Released
May 23, 2026
Knowledge cutoff
Jan 1, 2025
Parameters
12B
Context window
N/A
Max output
N/A
Inputs
image, text
Outputs
text
Open weights
No
License
Apache 2.0

Gemma 4 12B Capability Profile

This profile uses the model's current scored version. Arena ratings and prices are shown separately.

Gemma 4 12B category scores

Gemma 4 12B Benchmark Results

Benchmark scores for Gemma 4 12B.

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BIG-Bench Extra Hard53.0%031180.0%CAug 11, 2026
CoVoST238.5%03433.3%CAug 11, 2026
FLEURS93.1%04640.0%CAug 11, 2026
MedXpertQA48.7%081236.4%CAug 11, 2026
MRCR v2 (8-needle)43.4%092160.0%CAug 11, 2026
MathVision79.7%133261.3%CAug 11, 2026
AIME 202677.5%151817.6%CAug 11, 2026
CodeForces55.3%15166.7%CAug 11, 2026
OmniDocBench 1.516.4%151712.5%CAug 11, 2026
LiveCodeBench v672.0%265351.9%CAug 11, 2026
MMMLU83.4%354929.2%CAug 11, 2026
MMMU-Pro69.1%386643.1%CAug 11, 2026
MMLU-Pro77.2%6512950.0%CAug 11, 2026
Humanity's Last Exam5.2%89934.3%CAug 11, 2026
GPQA78.8%9323460.5%CAug 11, 2026

Gemma 4 12B Arena Results

Preference and agent-evaluation results for the default version.

No Arena results

The default version does not have a matching Arena result yet.

Gemma 4 12B Runtime Performance

Provider-specific output speed and catalog latency for Gemma 4 12B. Runtime does not affect the capability score.

No runtime data

No provider-specific speed or latency record is linked to the default version yet.

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Output Speed is generated output tokens received per second. Catalog latency is reported separately from observed provider TTFT.

Gemma 4 12B Pricing

Official vendor API pricing appears first, followed by individual provider offers.

Official API
N/A
Official provider
N/A
Lowest third-party
From $0.06 input, $0.30 output per 1M via NanoGPT
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NanoGPTgemma-4-12b-itglobal$0.06$0.30262.1KAug 11, 2026

Official prices use only the vendor's configured official Provider and positive standard USD PAYG rates. Third-party offers remain explicitly labeled.

Gemma 4 12B Versions

Available versions of this model. The score column identifies the version used in the overall ranking.

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Gemma 4 12BMay 23, 202638.212BN/AN/ANoApache 2.0

What is Gemma 4 12B?

Key information about Gemma 4 12B and its available data.

95 billion parameters and a 256K context window. It supports text, image, audio, and video inputs with text output, projecting image patches and audio waveforms directly into a single decoder-only transformer for streamlined local deployment.

Data as of 2026-08-11.

Gemma 4 12B vs nearby models

Open a comparison with the three ranked models immediately above and below this model.

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FAQ

Common questions about Gemma 4 12B.

When was Gemma 4 12B released?

Gemma 4 12B's default version was released on May 23, 2026.

How much does Gemma 4 12B cost?

No official standard PAYG price is currently available for Gemma 4 12B. The lowest tracked third-party offer starts at $0.06 input and $0.30 output via NanoGPT.

Who created Gemma 4 12B?

Gemma 4 12B was created by Google.

What is the context window for Gemma 4 12B?

A context window is not available for the default version.

Is Gemma 4 12B open weight?

No. The default version is not marked as having publicly available weights.

How many API providers offer Gemma 4 12B?

1 provider offerings are linked to the default version.

What models should I compare Gemma 4 12B with?

Nearby ranked alternatives include Mercury 2, Claude Sonnet 3.7, GLM 4.7 Flash.