Model comparison
Gemini 1.0 Pro vs Gemma 3 12B
Gemma 3 12B is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.1 to 27.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 1.0 Pro scores higher in 2 categories and Gemma 3 12B in 6 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Gemma 3 12B leads 22.3 to 9.3.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 1.1% for Gemini 1.0 Pro and 16.7% for Gemma 3 12B.
- Gemma 3 12B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemma 3 12B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | ||
| Noometry Index | 27.3 | 32.1 |
| Released | 2023-12-13 | 2025-03-12 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 131K |
| Max output | — | 8K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.05 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.15 |
| Results tracked | 24 | 24 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 32.2 (#275), Gemma 3 12B: 31.7 (#280)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemma 3 12B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1108 | 1281 |
| SciCode | — | 17.4% |
| HumanEval+ | 55.5% | — |
| MBPP+ | 61.4% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemini 1.0 Pro: —, Gemma 3 12B: 25.5 (#108)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemma 3 12B |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 30.4% |
Reasoning Gemini 1.0 Pro leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 17.1 (#296), Gemma 3 12B: 15.7 (#313)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemma 3 12B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1109 | 1309 |
| DTBench | 45.9% | 48.8% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 117.04 | 123.5 |
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 0% |
| LMCA | — | 4.5% |
Math Gemma 3 12B leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 9.3 (#321), Gemma 3 12B: 22.3 (#279)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemma 3 12B |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.1% | 16.7% |
| LMArena Math | 1132 | 1307 |
| MATH Level 5 | 11.2% | — |
Knowledge Gemma 3 12B leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 15.6 (#291), Gemma 3 12B: 26.5 (#257)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemma 3 12B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 34% | 39.5% |
| LMArena Expert | 1059 | 1248 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 4.4% |
| MMLU | 70% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 1.0 Pro: —, Gemma 3 12B: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemma 3 12B |
|---|---|---|
| MindCube | — | 46.7% |
Multilingual Gemma 3 12B leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 33.4 (#252), Gemma 3 12B: 45.7 (#165)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemma 3 12B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1138 | 1318 |
| LMArena German | 1125 | 1370 |
| LMArena Russian | 1186 | 1335 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1124 | — |
| LMArena French | 1145 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1023 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1119 | — |
Instruction Following Gemma 3 12B leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 57.6 (#267), Gemma 3 12B: 68.6 (#186)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemma 3 12B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1114 | 1299 |
Long Context Gemma 3 12B leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 34.3 (#249), Gemma 3 12B: 40.0 (#162)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemma 3 12B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1132 | 1317 |
Writing & Preference Gemma 3 12B leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 36.0 (#264), Gemma 3 12B: 47.5 (#209)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemma 3 12B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1149 | 1334 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1131 | 1331 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1139 | 1334 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1126 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 1.0 Pro better than Gemma 3 12B?
Gemma 3 12B is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.1 to 27.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 1.0 Pro or Gemma 3 12B better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (32.2 vs 31.7); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 1.0 Pro and Gemma 3 12B share?
16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 1.0 Pro has 24 scored results on Noometry and Gemma 3 12B has 24.