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Gemma 3 12B vs SingGuard NSFA 4B

Gemma 3 12B (Google) and SingGuard NSFA 4B (InclusionAI) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 17 August 2026

As of 17 August 2026, SingGuard NSFA 4B holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#177 vs #180); and SingGuard NSFA 4B ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose Gemma 3 12B if…

  • you want provider choice — 1 listed API providers against 0.

Choose SingGuard NSFA 4B if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #177 against #180 (20.5 vs 20.3 points).
  • you want to self-host: SingGuard NSFA 4B ships open weights while Gemma 3 12B is gated access.
  • you want the more recently listed model — SingGuard NSFA 4B was listed 10 July 2026, Gemma 3 12B 13 March 2025.

Gemma 3 12B vs SingGuard NSFA 4B: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Gemma 3 12B and SingGuard NSFA 4B
FieldGemma 3 12BGoogleSingGuard NSFA 4BInclusionAI
ModelCap Index position#180#177
Index score20.320.5
EvidenceMeasuredEstimated
Input price / 1M tokens$0.05Unlisted
Output price / 1M tokens$0.15Unlisted
Context window131K tokens— tokens
Max output tokens16K—
API providers listed10
Weight accessGated accessOpen weights
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
First listed13 March 202510 July 2026
PublisherGoogleInclusionAI

Evidence: 3 public benchmark observations across 3 boards · publisher corpus prior · leave-one-anchor-out calibrated. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Gemma 3 12B vs SingGuard NSFA 4B

Public benchmark boards where Gemma 3 12B or SingGuard NSFA 4B has a published result
BoardGemma 3 12BSingGuard NSFA 4BLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)13161293–1340—Only one result
BFCL V4UC Berkeley (Gorilla)30.4Prompt—Only one result
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis5.5intelligence-index—Only one result

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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Gemma 3 12B vs SingGuard NSFA 4B: common questions

Is Gemma 3 12B better than SingGuard NSFA 4B?

SingGuard NSFA 4B ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 17 August 2026: #177 against #180. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it.

Is Gemma 3 12B cheaper than SingGuard NSFA 4B?

At least one of the two has no listed API price on ModelCap right now, so no price comparison is made.

Which has the bigger context window, Gemma 3 12B or SingGuard NSFA 4B?

Both publish a 131K-token context window.

Which is better for coding, Gemma 3 12B or SingGuard NSFA 4B?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are Gemma 3 12B and SingGuard NSFA 4B open-weight models?

Gemma 3 12B: Gated access. SingGuard NSFA 4B: Open weights. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run Gemma 3 12B and SingGuard NSFA 4B?

ModelCap currently lists 1 API provider for Gemma 3 12B and 0 for SingGuard NSFA 4B, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Gemma 3 12B vs SingGuard NSFA 4B comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 17 August 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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