Model comparison
Gemma 3 12B vs Ministral 3B
Gemma 3 12B is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.1 to 26.2 on the Noometry Index.
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- They share 5 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 3 12B scores higher in 1 category and Ministral 3B in 2 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Gemma 3 12B leads 26.5 to 10.4.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is GPQA Diamond: 39.5% for Gemma 3 12B and 25.3% for Ministral 3B.
- Gemma 3 12B is cheaper at $0.05 / $0.15 per million input/output tokens, against $0.10 / $0.10 for Ministral 3B.
Side by side
| Gemma 3 12B | Ministral 3B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | |
| Noometry Index | 32.1 | 26.2 |
| Released | 2025-03-12 | 2024-10-01 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 131K | 131K |
| Max output | 8K | 262K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.05 | $0.10 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.15 | $0.10 |
| Results tracked | 24 | 6 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Gemma 3 12B: 31.7 (#280), Ministral 3B: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Ministral 3B |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 17.4% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1281 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 3 12B: 25.5 (#108), Ministral 3B: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Ministral 3B |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 30.4% | — |
Reasoning Ministral 3B leads
Gemma 3 12B: 15.7 (#313), Ministral 3B: 18.4 (#282)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Ministral 3B |
|---|---|---|
| DTBench | 48.8% | 51.7% |
| LMCA | 4.5% | 5.5% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 123.5 | 118.1 |
| CritPt | 0% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1309 | — |
Math Ministral 3B leads
Gemma 3 12B: 22.3 (#279), Ministral 3B: 26.6 (#258)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Ministral 3B |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 16.7% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1307 | — |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 14.4% |
Knowledge Gemma 3 12B leads
Gemma 3 12B: 26.5 (#257), Ministral 3B: 10.4 (#302)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Ministral 3B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 39.5% | 25.3% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 4.4% | 7.3% |
| LMArena Expert | 1248 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemma 3 12B: —, Ministral 3B: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Ministral 3B |
|---|---|---|
| MindCube | 46.7% | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemma 3 12B: 45.7 (#165), Ministral 3B: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Ministral 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1318 | — |
| LMArena German | 1370 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1335 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Gemma 3 12B: 68.6 (#186), Ministral 3B: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Ministral 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1299 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemma 3 12B: 40.0 (#162), Ministral 3B: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Ministral 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1317 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Gemma 3 12B: 47.5 (#209), Ministral 3B: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Ministral 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1334 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1331 | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1126 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1334 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 3 12B better than Ministral 3B?
Gemma 3 12B is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.1 to 26.2 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Gemma 3 12B or Ministral 3B?
Gemma 3 12B is cheaper. It lists at $0.05 per million input tokens and $0.15 per million output tokens; Ministral 3B lists at $0.10 and $0.10.
Which has the bigger context window?
Both accept 131K tokens.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 3 12B and Ministral 3B share?
5 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 3 12B has 24 scored results on Noometry and Ministral 3B has 6.