Model comparison
Gemma 3 12B vs Olmo 7b Instruct
Gemma 3 12B is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.1 to 30.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 9 shared benchmarks.
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Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 9 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 3 12B scores higher in 4 categories and Olmo 7b Instruct in 2 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in multilingual, where Gemma 3 12B leads 45.7 to 24.0.
Side by side
| Gemma 3 12B | Olmo 7b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) | |
| Noometry Index | 32.1 | 30.3 |
| Released | 2025-03-12 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 131K | — |
| Max output | 8K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.05 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.15 | — |
| Results tracked | 24 | 10 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemma 3 12B leads
Gemma 3 12B: 31.7 (#280), Olmo 7b Instruct: 29.6 (#303)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1281 | 1016 |
| SciCode | 17.4% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 3 12B: 25.5 (#108), Olmo 7b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 30.4% | — |
Reasoning Olmo 7b Instruct leads
Gemma 3 12B: 15.7 (#313), Olmo 7b Instruct: 18.8 (#274)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1309 | 993 |
| CritPt | 0% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| DTBench | 48.8% | — |
| LMCA | 4.5% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 123.5 | — |
Math Olmo 7b Instruct leads
Gemma 3 12B: 22.3 (#279), Olmo 7b Instruct: 30.2 (#237)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1307 | 1018 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 16.7% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Gemma 3 12B: 26.5 (#257), Olmo 7b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 39.5% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 4.4% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1248 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemma 3 12B: —, Olmo 7b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| MindCube | 46.7% | — |
Multilingual Gemma 3 12B leads
Gemma 3 12B: 45.7 (#165), Olmo 7b Instruct: 24.0 (#291)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1318 | 977 |
| LMArena Russian | 1335 | 947 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1014 |
| LMArena German | 1370 | — |
Instruction Following Gemma 3 12B leads
Gemma 3 12B: 68.6 (#186), Olmo 7b Instruct: 49.0 (#301)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1299 | 978 |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemma 3 12B: 40.0 (#162), Olmo 7b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1317 | — |
Writing & Preference Gemma 3 12B leads
Gemma 3 12B: 47.5 (#209), Olmo 7b Instruct: 25.8 (#303)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1334 | 1032 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1331 | 990 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1334 | 1007 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1126 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 3 12B better than Olmo 7b Instruct?
Gemma 3 12B is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.1 to 30.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 3 12B or Olmo 7b Instruct better for coding?
Gemma 3 12B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 31.7 versus 29.6 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 3 12B and Olmo 7b Instruct share?
9 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 3 12B has 24 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 7b Instruct has 10.