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gemma 4 12B it vs Inkling

gemma 4 12B it (Google) and Inkling (Thinking Machines) 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 9 September 2026

As of 9 September 2026, Inkling holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#41 vs #44).

Which should you choose?

Choose gemma 4 12B it if…

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

Choose Inkling if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #41 against #44 (62.9 vs 61.4 points).
  • you want provider choice — 3 listed API providers against 0.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Inkling was listed 17 July 2026, gemma 4 12B it 23 May 2026.

gemma 4 12B it vs Inkling: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of gemma 4 12B it and Inkling
Fieldgemma 4 12B itGoogleInklingThinking Machines
ModelCap Index position#44#41
Index score61.462.9
EvidenceEstimatedMeasured
Input price / 1M tokensUnlisted$1.00
Output price / 1M tokensUnlisted$4.05
Context window— tokens1M tokens
Max output tokens—472K
API providers listed03
Weight accessOpen weightsOpen weights
Input modalitiesText, Image, AudioText, Image, Audio
First listed23 May 202617 July 2026
PublisherGoogleThinking Machines

Evidence: publisher-corpus-prior over 182 held-out anchors (7%); launch card against 3 resolved peers on 6 rows (93%); no cross-lab optimism probe available; shrunk 0.3 up toward the measured corpus · 5 public benchmark observations across 5 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: gemma 4 12B it vs Inkling

Public benchmark boards where gemma 4 12B it or Inkling has a published result
Boardgemma 4 12B itInklingLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)—14911483–1499Only one result
LMArena AgentLMArena—-8.9%-10.0%–-7.8%Only one result
ARC-AGI-2ARC Prize Foundation—36.5%Only one result
AA Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis—25.5intelligence-index:v4.3:reasoning-unspecifiedOnly one result
AA Terminal-Bench 2.1Artificial Analysis—55.1%terminal-bench:2.1:terminus-2:e2b:pass-at-1:3-repeats:source-model="Inkling":reasoning=trueOnly one result
AA Humanity's Last ExamArtificial Analysis—31.9%hle:may-2025:text-only-2158:no-tools:pass-at-1:source-model="Inkling":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 Inkling: common questions

Is gemma 4 12B it better than Inkling?

Inkling ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 9 September 2026: #41 against #44. 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 Inkling?

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 Inkling?

Both publish a —-token context window.

Which is better for coding, gemma 4 12B it or Inkling?

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 Inkling open-weight models?

gemma 4 12B it: Open weights. Inkling: 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 Inkling?

ModelCap currently lists 0 API providers for gemma 4 12B it and 3 for Inkling, 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 Inkling comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 9 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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