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Start with Gemma 3 12B and GPT-4o (2024-08-06), 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.
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Gemma 3 12B vs GPT-4o (2024-08-06)
Live dataset updated 9/9/2026, 9:50:24 PM UTC
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|---|---|---|
| ModelCap position | #129 | #128 |
| Index score | 30.7 | 30.8 |
| Evidence | Measured3 public benchmark observations across 3 boards | Measured2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards |
| Input / 1M | $0.05 | $2.50 |
| Output / 1M | $0.15 | $10.00 |
| Pricing status | fresh | fresh |
| Context | 131K | 128K |
| Providers | 1 | 2 |
| Weight access | Gated access | API only |
Decision facts
- Gemma 3 12B is #129; GPT-4o (2024-08-06) is #128 on the same current language board.
- Index scores are 30.7 for Gemma 3 12B and 30.8 for GPT-4o (2024-08-06). 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 $10.00 for GPT-4o (2024-08-06). 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 $10.00 for GPT-4o (2024-08-06). Gemma 3 12B costs 98.3% 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 128,000 for GPT-4o (2024-08-06).
- Weight access differs: Gemma 3 12B is gated; GPT-4o (2024-08-06) is none.
- ModelCap currently lists 1 providers for Gemma 3 12B and 2 for GPT-4o (2024-08-06).
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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