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gemma 4 12B it vs Step3 VL 10B

gemma 4 12B it (Google) and Step3 VL 10B (Stepfun Ai) 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 22 September 2026

As of 22 September 2026, gemma 4 12B it holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#52 vs #55).

Which should you choose?

Choose gemma 4 12B it if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #52 against #55 (66.7 vs 65.6 points).
  • you want the more recently listed model — gemma 4 12B it was listed 23 May 2026, Step3 VL 10B 13 January 2026.

Choose Step3 VL 10B if…

  • ModelCap publishes no field on which Step3 VL 10B leads gemma 4 12B it for this pair.

gemma 4 12B it vs Step3 VL 10B: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of gemma 4 12B it and Step3 VL 10B
Fieldgemma 4 12B itGoogleStep3 VL 10BStepfun Ai
ModelCap Index position#52#55
Index score66.765.6
EvidenceEstimatedEstimated
Input price / 1M tokensUnlistedUnlisted
Output price / 1M tokensUnlistedUnlisted
Context window— tokens— tokens
Max output tokens——
API providers listed00
Weight accessOpen weightsOpen weights
Input modalitiesText, Image, AudioText, Image
First listed23 May 202613 January 2026
PublisherGoogleStepfun Ai

Evidence: publisher-corpus-prior over 208 held-out anchors (6%); launch card against 3 resolved peers on 6 rows (94%); no cross-lab optimism probe available · global-corpus-prior over 208 held-out anchors (17%); launch card against 2 resolved peers on 4 rows (83%); exceeds every named peer on 3 of 4 rows; no cross-lab optimism probe available; shrunk 1.8 toward the measured corpus. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: gemma 4 12B it vs Step3 VL 10B

Public benchmark boards where gemma 4 12B it or Step3 VL 10B has a published result
Boardgemma 4 12B itStep3 VL 10BLeads
AA τ²-Bench TelecomArtificial Analysis—16.1%tau2:telecom:dual-control:pass-at-1:3-repeats:source-model="Step3 VL 10B":reasoning=trueOnly one result
AA Humanity's Last ExamArtificial Analysis—10.8%hle:may-2025:text-only-2158:no-tools:pass-at-1:source-model="Step3 VL 10B":reasoning=trueOnly 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 4 12B it vs Step3 VL 10B: common questions

Is gemma 4 12B it better than Step3 VL 10B?

gemma 4 12B it ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 22 September 2026: #52 against #55. 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. Their published uncertainty intervals overlap, so the rank difference alone does not establish a reliable capability advantage for your workload.

Is gemma 4 12B it cheaper than Step3 VL 10B?

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 4 12B it or Step3 VL 10B?

Both publish a —-token context window.

Which is better for coding, gemma 4 12B it or Step3 VL 10B?

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 4 12B it and Step3 VL 10B open-weight models?

gemma 4 12B it: Open weights. Step3 VL 10B: 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 4 12B it and Step3 VL 10B?

ModelCap currently lists 0 API providers for gemma 4 12B it and 0 for Step3 VL 10B, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this gemma 4 12B it vs Step3 VL 10B comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 22 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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