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Gemma 3 12B vs Llama 4 Maverick (Comparative Analysis)

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Comparative Analysis: Gemma 3 12B vs. Llama 4 Maverick
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Overview

Gemma 3 12B was released 23 days before Llama 4 Maverick.
Gemma 3 12BGemma 3 12B
Llama 4 MaverickLlama 4 Maverick
Model Provider
The organization behind this AI's development
Google logoGoogle
Meta logoMeta
Input Context Window
Maximum input tokens this model can process at once
96K
tokens
1M
tokens
Output Token Limit
Maximum output tokens this model can generate at once
8.2K
tokens
16.4K
tokens
Release Date
When this model first became publicly available
March 13th, 2025
April 5th, 2025

Capabilities & Features

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Gemma 3 12B
Llama 4 Maverick
Input Types
Supported input formats
📝Text🖼️Image
📝Text🖼️Image
Output Types
Supported output formats
📝Text
📝Text
Tokenizer
Text encoding system
GeminiLlama4
Key Features
Advanced capabilities
Function CallingStructured OutputReasoning ModeContent Moderation
Function CallingStructured OutputReasoning ModeContent Moderation
Open Source
Model availability
Available on HuggingFace →Available on HuggingFace →

Pricing

Gemma 3 12B is roughly 0.3x less expensive compared to Llama 4 Maverick for input tokens and roughly 0.3x less expensive for output tokens.
Gemma 3 12BGemma 3 12B
Llama 4 MaverickLlama 4 Maverick
Input Token Cost
Cost per million input tokens
$0.05
per million tokens
$0.15
per million tokens
Output Token Cost
Cost per million outut tokens
$0.19
per million tokens
$0.60
per million tokens

Benchmarks

Compare relevant benchmarks between Gemma 3 12B and Llama 4 Maverick.
Gemma 3 12BGemma 3 12B
Llama 4 MaverickLlama 4 Maverick
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 Llama 4 Maverick unique.
Google logoGemma 3 12B by Google understands both text and images, generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 96K token context window. Very affordable at $0.05/M input and $0.19/M output tokens. Released March 13th, 2025.
Meta logoLlama 4 Maverick by Meta understands both text and images, can use external tools and APIs, generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 1M token context window. Very affordable at $0.15/M input and $0.60/M output tokens. Released April 5th, 2025.

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