Gemma 3 12B vs Grok 3 Beta (Comparative Analysis)

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Comparative Analysis: Gemma 3 12B vs. Grok 3 Beta

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Overview

Gemma 3 12B was released 27 days before Grok 3 Beta.

	Gemma 3 12B	Grok 3 Beta
Model Provider The organization behind this AI's development	Google	XAI
Input Context Window Maximum input tokens this model can process at once	131.1K tokens	131.1K tokens
Output Token Limit Maximum output tokens this model can generate at once	131.1K tokens	Not specified tokens
Release Date When this model first became publicly available	March 13, 2025 8 months ago March 13th, 2025	April 9, 2025 7 months ago April 9th, 2025

Capabilities & Features

Compare supported features, modalities, and advanced capabilities

	Gemma 3 12B	Grok 3 Beta
Input Types Supported input formats	📝Text🖼️Image	📝Text
Output Types Supported output formats	📝Text	📝Text
Tokenizer Text encoding system	Gemini	Grok
Key Features Advanced capabilities	Function Calling✓Structured OutputReasoning ModeContent Moderation	✓Function Calling✓Structured OutputReasoning ModeContent Moderation
Open Source Model availability	Available on HuggingFace →	Proprietary

Pricing

Gemma 3 12B is roughly 0.01x less expensive compared to Grok 3 Beta for input tokens and significantly less expensive for output tokens.

	Gemma 3 12B	Grok 3 Beta
Input Token Cost Cost per million input tokens	$0.03 per million tokens	$3.00 per million tokens
Output Token Cost Cost per million outut tokens	$0.10 per million tokens	$15.00 per million tokens

Benchmarks

Compare relevant benchmarks between Gemma 3 12B and Grok 3 Beta.

	Gemma 3 12B	Grok 3 Beta
MMLU Measures knowledge across 57 subjects like law, math, history, and science	Benchmark not available.	Benchmark not available.
MMMU Measures understanding of combined text and images across various domains	Benchmark not available.	Benchmark not available.
HellaSwag Measures common sense reasoning by having models complete sentences about everyday situations	Benchmark not available.	Benchmark not available.

At a Glance

Quick overview of what makes Gemma 3 12B and Grok 3 Beta unique.

Gemma 3 12B by Google understands both text and images, generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 131.1K token context window. Very affordable at $0.03/M input and $0.10/M output tokens. Released March 13th, 2025.

Grok 3 Beta by XAI can use external tools and APIs, generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 131.1K token context window. Premium pricing at $3.00/M input and $15.00/M output tokens. Released April 9th, 2025.