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Model comparison

Gemma 3 12B vs Grok Build 0.1

Grok Build 0.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 35.8 to 31.8 on the Noometry Index. Gemma 3 12B costs 17× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Grok Build 0.1's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.

Gemma 3 12B Google

31.8

Rank #255 Confirmed

Grok Build 0.1 xAI

35.8

Rank #214 Reported

Summary

  • They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 3 12B scores higher in 1 category and Grok Build 0.1 in 2 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in reasoning, where Grok Build 0.1 leads 31.3 to 15.2.
  • The biggest single-benchmark swing is SciCode: 17.4% for Gemma 3 12B and 50.2% for Grok Build 0.1.
  • Gemma 3 12B is cheaper at $0.05 / $0.15 per million input/output tokens, against $1 / $2 for Grok Build 0.1.
  • Grok Build 0.1 accepts more context: 256K tokens versus 131K.
  • Gemma 3 12B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

Gemma 3 12BGrok Build 0.1
ProviderGooglexAI
Noometry Index31.835.8
Released2025-03-122026-04-16
WeightsOpenProprietary
Context window131K256K
Max output8K256K
Input $ / M tokens$0.05$1
Output $ / M tokens$0.15$2
Results tracked243

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Category by category

Coding Grok Build 0.1 leads

Gemma 3 12B: 31.2 (#276), Grok Build 0.1: 42.5 (#90)

BenchmarkGemma 3 12BGrok Build 0.1
SciCode17.4%50.2%
LMArena Coding1281—

Agentic & Tool Use Gemma 3 12B leads

Gemma 3 12B: 25.3 (#101), Grok Build 0.1: 22.5 (#122)

BenchmarkGemma 3 12BGrok Build 0.1
Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard30.4%—
GBAEval—2.4%

Reasoning Grok Build 0.1 leads

Gemma 3 12B: 15.2 (#307), Grok Build 0.1: 31.3 (#73)

BenchmarkGemma 3 12BGrok Build 0.1
CritPt0%9.1%
Chess Puzzles0%—
LMArena Hard Prompts1309—
DTBench48.8%—
LMCA4.5%—
Epoch Capabilities Index123.49—

Math Not comparable

Gemma 3 12B: 21.0 (#273), Grok Build 0.1: —

BenchmarkGemma 3 12BGrok Build 0.1
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202516.7%—
LMArena Math1307—

Knowledge Not comparable

Gemma 3 12B: 26.5 (#250), Grok Build 0.1: —

BenchmarkGemma 3 12BGrok Build 0.1
GPQA Diamond39.5%—
Vectara Hallucination Rate4.4%—
LMArena Expert1248—

Multimodal Not comparable

Gemma 3 12B: —, Grok Build 0.1: —

BenchmarkGemma 3 12BGrok Build 0.1
MindCube46.7%—

Multilingual Not comparable

Gemma 3 12B: 45.9 (#160), Grok Build 0.1: —

BenchmarkGemma 3 12BGrok Build 0.1
LMArena Non-English1318—
LMArena German1370—
LMArena Russian1335—

Instruction Following Not comparable

Gemma 3 12B: 68.8 (#179), Grok Build 0.1: —

BenchmarkGemma 3 12BGrok Build 0.1
LMArena Instruction Following1299—

Long Context Not comparable

Gemma 3 12B: 40.0 (#157), Grok Build 0.1: —

BenchmarkGemma 3 12BGrok Build 0.1
LMArena Longer Query1317—

Writing & Preference Not comparable

Gemma 3 12B: 47.7 (#205), Grok Build 0.1: —

BenchmarkGemma 3 12BGrok Build 0.1
LMArena Text1334—
LMArena Creative Writing1331—
EQ-Bench Creative Writing1126—
LMArena Multi-Turn1334—

Frequently asked questions

Is Gemma 3 12B better than Grok Build 0.1?

Grok Build 0.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 35.8 to 31.8 on the Noometry Index. Gemma 3 12B costs 17× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Grok Build 0.1's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

Which is cheaper, Gemma 3 12B or Grok Build 0.1?

Gemma 3 12B is cheaper. It lists at $0.05 per million input tokens and $0.15 per million output tokens; Grok Build 0.1 lists at $1 and $2.

Is Gemma 3 12B or Grok Build 0.1 better for coding?

Grok Build 0.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.5 versus 31.2 in the Noometry coding category.

Which has the bigger context window?

Grok Build 0.1 does, with 256K tokens against 131K.

How many benchmarks do Gemma 3 12B and Grok Build 0.1 share?

2 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 3 12B has 24 scored results on Noometry and Grok Build 0.1 has 3.

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