Model comparison
Gemma 3 12B vs Grok 4.7
Grok 4.7 is the stronger model overall, scoring 53.1 to 32.1 on the Noometry Index. Gemma 3 12B costs 40× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Grok 4.7's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 20 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 20 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 3 12B scores higher in 0 categories and Grok 4.7 in 9 categories; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Grok 4.7 leads 62.8 to 26.5.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 16.7% for Gemma 3 12B and 98.1% for Grok 4.7.
- Gemma 3 12B is cheaper at $0.05 / $0.15 per million input/output tokens, against $2 / $6 for Grok 4.7.
- Grok 4.7 accepts more context: 500K tokens versus 131K.
- Gemma 3 12B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemma 3 12B | Grok 4.7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | |
| Noometry Index | 32.1 | 53.1 |
| Released | 2025-03-12 | 2026-09-21 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 131K | 500K |
| Max output | 8K | 500K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.05 | $2 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.15 | $6 |
| Results tracked | 24 | 39 |
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Category by category
Coding Grok 4.7 leads
Gemma 3 12B: 31.7 (#280), Grok 4.7: 58.0 (#18)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 17.4% | 57.8% |
| LMArena Coding | 1281 | 1427 |
| FrontierCode | — | 47.6% |
| CursorBench | — | 46.3% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1639 |
| FrontierSWE | — | 29.5% |
Agentic & Tool Use Grok 4.7 leads
Gemma 3 12B: 25.5 (#108), Grok 4.7: 36.7 (#37)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | — | 54.6% |
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 30.4% | — |
| GDP.pdf | — | 22.8% |
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 10,537 |
Reasoning Grok 4.7 leads
Gemma 3 12B: 15.7 (#313), Grok 4.7: 49.1 (#40)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 0% | 18% |
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | 38% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1309 | 1413 |
| DTBench | 48.8% | 96% |
| LMCA | 4.5% | 49.4% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 123.5 | 153.53 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 76.8% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 29% |
Math Grok 4.7 leads
Gemma 3 12B: 22.3 (#279), Grok 4.7: 57.8 (#39)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 16.7% | 98.1% |
| LMArena Math | 1307 | 1407 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 53% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | — | 17.1% |
| ProofBench | — | 34% |
Knowledge Grok 4.7 leads
Gemma 3 12B: 26.5 (#257), Grok 4.7: 62.8 (#22)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 39.5% | 92.7% |
| LMArena Expert | 1248 | 1422 |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 56% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 4.4% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemma 3 12B: —, Grok 4.7: 35.5 (#87)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1228 |
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | — | 32.5% |
| Furniture Assembly | — | 20.8% |
| MindCube | 46.7% | — |
Multilingual Grok 4.7 leads
Gemma 3 12B: 45.7 (#165), Grok 4.7: 50.8 (#116)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1318 | 1389 |
| LMArena Russian | 1335 | 1397 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1455 |
| LMArena French | — | 1455 |
| LMArena German | 1370 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1400 |
Instruction Following Grok 4.7 leads
Gemma 3 12B: 68.6 (#186), Grok 4.7: 74.1 (#105)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1299 | 1404 |
Long Context Grok 4.7 leads
Gemma 3 12B: 40.0 (#162), Grok 4.7: 43.1 (#104)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1317 | 1413 |
Writing & Preference Grok 4.7 leads
Gemma 3 12B: 47.5 (#209), Grok 4.7: 70.0 (#24)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1334 | 1399 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1331 | 1391 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1126 | 2007 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1334 | 1393 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 3 12B better than Grok 4.7?
Grok 4.7 is the stronger model overall, scoring 53.1 to 32.1 on the Noometry Index. Gemma 3 12B costs 40× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Grok 4.7's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Gemma 3 12B or Grok 4.7?
Gemma 3 12B is cheaper. It lists at $0.05 per million input tokens and $0.15 per million output tokens; Grok 4.7 lists at $2 and $6.
Is Gemma 3 12B or Grok 4.7 better for coding?
Grok 4.7 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 58.0 versus 31.7 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Grok 4.7 does, with 500K tokens against 131K.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 3 12B and Grok 4.7 share?
20 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 3 12B has 24 scored results on Noometry and Grok 4.7 has 39.