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Gemma 3 12B vs GLM OCR

Gemma 3 12B (Google) and GLM OCR (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 3 September 2026

As of 3 September 2026, GLM OCR holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#168 vs #175); and GLM OCR ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose Gemma 3 12B if…

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

Choose GLM OCR if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #168 against #175 (23.0 vs 19.5 points).
  • you want to self-host: GLM OCR ships open weights while Gemma 3 12B is gated access.
  • you want the more recently listed model — GLM OCR was listed 30 January 2026, Gemma 3 12B 13 March 2025.

Gemma 3 12B vs GLM OCR: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Gemma 3 12B and GLM OCR
FieldGemma 3 12BGoogleGLM OCRZai Org
ModelCap Index position#175#168
Index score19.523.0
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 202530 January 2026
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 OCR

Public benchmark boards where Gemma 3 12B or GLM OCR has a published result
BoardGemma 3 12BGLM OCRLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)13161293–1340—Only one result
BFCL V4UC Berkeley (Gorilla)30.4Prompt—Only one result
AA Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis5.5intelligence-index—Only one result
AA Terminal-Bench 2.1Artificial Analysis0.0%terminal-bench-2.1—Only one result
AA τ²-Bench TelecomArtificial Analysis10.8%tau2-bench-telecom—Only one result
AA Humanity's Last ExamArtificial Analysis4.2%humanitys-last-exam—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 OCR: common questions

Is Gemma 3 12B better than GLM OCR?

GLM OCR ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 3 September 2026: #168 against #175. 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 OCR?

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 OCR?

Both publish a 131K-token context window.

Which is better for coding, Gemma 3 12B or GLM OCR?

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 OCR open-weight models?

Gemma 3 12B: Gated access. GLM OCR: 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 OCR?

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

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 3 September 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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