Model comparison
Gemma 3 12B vs Muse Glimmer
Muse Glimmer is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.7 to 32.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
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MetaSummary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 3 12B scores higher in 0 categories and Muse Glimmer in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Muse Glimmer leads 38.8 to 22.3.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is SciCode: 17.4% for Gemma 3 12B and 44.9% for Muse Glimmer.
Side by side
| Gemma 3 12B | Muse Glimmer | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | |
| Noometry Index | 32.1 | 41.7 |
| Released | 2025-03-12 | 2026-08-10 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 131K | — |
| Max output | 8K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.05 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.15 | — |
| Results tracked | 24 | 15 |
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Category by category
Coding Muse Glimmer leads
Gemma 3 12B: 31.7 (#280), Muse Glimmer: 40.4 (#142)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 17.4% | 44.9% |
| LMArena Coding | 1281 | 1416 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1355 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 3 12B: 25.5 (#108), Muse Glimmer: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 30.4% | — |
Reasoning Muse Glimmer leads
Gemma 3 12B: 15.7 (#313), Muse Glimmer: 25.7 (#144)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 0% | 2.6% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1309 | 1396 |
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| DTBench | 48.8% | — |
| LMCA | 4.5% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 123.5 | — |
Math Muse Glimmer leads
Gemma 3 12B: 22.3 (#279), Muse Glimmer: 38.8 (#125)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1307 | 1417 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 16.7% | — |
Knowledge Muse Glimmer leads
Gemma 3 12B: 26.5 (#257), Muse Glimmer: 38.5 (#143)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1248 | 1386 |
| GPQA Diamond | 39.5% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 4.4% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemma 3 12B: —, Muse Glimmer: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| MindCube | 46.7% | — |
Multilingual Muse Glimmer leads
Gemma 3 12B: 45.7 (#165), Muse Glimmer: 50.5 (#122)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1318 | 1384 |
| LMArena Russian | 1335 | 1390 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1412 |
| LMArena German | 1370 | — |
Instruction Following Muse Glimmer leads
Gemma 3 12B: 68.6 (#186), Muse Glimmer: 72.6 (#135)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1299 | 1375 |
Long Context Muse Glimmer leads
Gemma 3 12B: 40.0 (#162), Muse Glimmer: 42.1 (#129)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1317 | 1382 |
Writing & Preference Muse Glimmer leads
Gemma 3 12B: 47.5 (#209), Muse Glimmer: 57.5 (#126)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1334 | 1389 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1331 | 1339 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1334 | 1399 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1126 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 3 12B better than Muse Glimmer?
Muse Glimmer is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.7 to 32.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 3 12B or Muse Glimmer better for coding?
Muse Glimmer scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.4 versus 31.7 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 3 12B and Muse Glimmer share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 3 12B has 24 scored results on Noometry and Muse Glimmer has 15.