Model comparison
Gemma 3 12B vs Nemotron 4 340b Instruct
Nemotron 4 340b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 35.3 to 31.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
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- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 3 12B scores higher in 4 categories and Nemotron 4 340b Instruct in 4 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Nemotron 4 340b Instruct leads 31.7 to 21.0.
Side by side
| Gemma 3 12B | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | |
| Noometry Index | 31.8 | 35.3 |
| Released | 2025-03-12 | 2024-06-14 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 131K | — |
| Max output | 8K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.05 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.15 | — |
| Results tracked | 24 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Nemotron 4 340b Instruct leads
Gemma 3 12B: 31.2 (#276), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 34.6 (#223)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1281 | 1209 |
| SciCode | 17.4% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 3 12B: 25.3 (#101), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 30.4% | — |
Reasoning Nemotron 4 340b Instruct leads
Gemma 3 12B: 15.2 (#307), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 22.4 (#180)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1309 | 1202 |
| CritPt | 0% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| DTBench | 48.8% | — |
| LMCA | 4.5% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 123.49 | — |
Math Nemotron 4 340b Instruct leads
Gemma 3 12B: 21.0 (#273), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 31.7 (#193)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1307 | 1216 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 16.7% | — |
Knowledge Nemotron 4 340b Instruct leads
Gemma 3 12B: 26.5 (#250), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 31.4 (#212)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1248 | 1171 |
| GPQA Diamond | 39.5% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 4.4% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemma 3 12B: —, Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| MindCube | 46.7% | — |
Multilingual Gemma 3 12B leads
Gemma 3 12B: 45.9 (#160), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 38.0 (#228)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1318 | 1206 |
| LMArena German | 1370 | 1192 |
| LMArena Russian | 1335 | 1219 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1214 |
| LMArena French | — | 1196 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1128 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1148 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1195 |
Instruction Following Gemma 3 12B leads
Gemma 3 12B: 68.8 (#179), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 63.3 (#227)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1299 | 1203 |
Long Context Gemma 3 12B leads
Gemma 3 12B: 40.0 (#157), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 37.1 (#216)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1317 | 1225 |
Writing & Preference Gemma 3 12B leads
Gemma 3 12B: 47.7 (#205), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 42.9 (#229)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1334 | 1225 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1331 | 1203 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1334 | 1214 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1126 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 3 12B better than Nemotron 4 340b Instruct?
Nemotron 4 340b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 35.3 to 31.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 3 12B or Nemotron 4 340b Instruct better for coding?
Nemotron 4 340b Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 34.6 versus 31.2 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 3 12B and Nemotron 4 340b Instruct share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 3 12B has 24 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 4 340b Instruct has 17.