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Gemma 3 12B vs GLM 4.6V Flash

Gemma 3 12B (Google) and GLM 4.6V Flash (Zai Org) 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 19 August 2026

As of 19 August 2026, GLM 4.6V Flash holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#174 vs #177); and GLM 4.6V Flash ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose Gemma 3 12B if…

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

Choose GLM 4.6V Flash if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #174 against #177 (21.7 vs 20.5 points).
  • you want to self-host: GLM 4.6V Flash ships open weights while Gemma 3 12B is gated access.
  • you want the more recently listed model — GLM 4.6V Flash was listed 7 December 2025, Gemma 3 12B 13 March 2025.

Gemma 3 12B vs GLM 4.6V Flash: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Gemma 3 12B and GLM 4.6V Flash
FieldGemma 3 12BGoogleGLM 4.6V FlashZai Org
ModelCap Index position#177#174
Index score20.521.7
EvidenceMeasuredEstimated
Input price / 1M tokens$0.05Unlisted
Output price / 1M tokens$0.15Unlisted
Context window131K tokens131K tokens
Max output tokens16K—
API providers listed10
Weight accessGated accessOpen weights
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
First listed13 March 20257 December 2025
PublisherGoogleZai Org

Evidence: 3 public benchmark observations across 3 boards · global 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 GLM 4.6V Flash

Public benchmark boards where Gemma 3 12B or GLM 4.6V Flash has a published result
BoardGemma 3 12BGLM 4.6V FlashLeads
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 GLM 4.6V Flash: common questions

Is Gemma 3 12B better than GLM 4.6V Flash?

GLM 4.6V Flash ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 19 August 2026: #174 against #177. 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 GLM 4.6V Flash?

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 GLM 4.6V Flash?

Both publish a 131K-token context window.

Which is better for coding, Gemma 3 12B or GLM 4.6V Flash?

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 GLM 4.6V Flash open-weight models?

Gemma 3 12B: Gated access. GLM 4.6V Flash: 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 GLM 4.6V Flash?

ModelCap currently lists 1 API provider for Gemma 3 12B and 0 for GLM 4.6V Flash, 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 GLM 4.6V Flash comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 19 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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