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Start with Gemma 3 12B and Llama 4 Maverick, or choose any two current ranked language models. Compare capability evidence, price, context, provider availability, and weight access without pretending one field decides every use case.
Current public data
Gemma 3 12B vs Llama 4 Maverick
Live dataset updated 9/9/2026, 8:46:14 PM UTC
Open 1200×630 evidence receipt| Field | Gemma 3 12B | Llama 4 Maverick Meta |
|---|---|---|
| ModelCap position | #133 | #134 |
| Index score | 30.0 | 29.1 |
| Evidence | Measured3 public benchmark observations across 3 boards | Measured4 public benchmark observations across 4 boards |
| Input / 1M | $0.05 | $0.20 |
| Output / 1M | $0.15 | $0.696 |
| Pricing status | fresh | fresh |
| Context | 131K | 1M |
| Providers | 1 | 5 |
| Weight access | Gated access | Gated access |
Decision facts
- Gemma 3 12B is #133; Llama 4 Maverick is #134 on the same current language board.
- Index scores are 30.0 for Gemma 3 12B and 29.1 for Llama 4 Maverick. Their published uncertainty intervals overlap, so the rank difference alone does not establish a reliable capability advantage for your workload.
- Both positions use Measured evidence.
- Listed output price per 1M tokens is $0.15 for Gemma 3 12B and $0.70 for Llama 4 Maverick. For 1,000 requests with 2,000 input and 500 output tokens each (2M input + 0.5M output), the listed-rate estimate is $0.17 for Gemma 3 12B versus $0.75 for Llama 4 Maverick. Gemma 3 12B costs 76.6% less in this scenario. This excludes caching, batch discounts, prompt-length tiers, tool charges and retries; verify the selected endpoint before budgeting.
- Published context is 131,072 tokens for Gemma 3 12B and 1,048,576 for Llama 4 Maverick.
- ModelCap currently lists 1 providers for Gemma 3 12B and 5 for Llama 4 Maverick.
These are separate published fields, not a synthetic winner. ModelCap does not collapse price, access, context, and capability evidence into a hidden recommendation score.
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