Model comparison
Gemma 3 12B vs Qwen Turbo
Gemma 3 12B is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.1 to 27.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.
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Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 3 12B scores higher in 2 categories and Qwen Turbo in 0 categories; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Gemma 3 12B leads 22.3 to 15.3.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 16.7% for Gemma 3 12B and 6.1% for Qwen Turbo.
- Gemma 3 12B is cheaper at $0.05 / $0.15 per million input/output tokens, against $0.05 / $0.20 for Qwen Turbo.
- Qwen Turbo accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 131K.
- Gemma 3 12B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemma 3 12B | Qwen Turbo | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | |
| Noometry Index | 32.1 | 27.1 |
| Released | 2025-03-12 | 2024-11-01 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 131K | 1M |
| Max output | 8K | 16K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.05 | $0.05 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.15 | $0.20 |
| Results tracked | 24 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Gemma 3 12B: 31.7 (#280), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 17.4% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1281 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 3 12B: 25.5 (#108), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 30.4% | — |
Reasoning Not comparable
Gemma 3 12B: 15.7 (#313), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 0% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1309 | — |
| DTBench | 48.8% | — |
| LMCA | 4.5% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 123.5 | — |
Math Gemma 3 12B leads
Gemma 3 12B: 22.3 (#279), Qwen Turbo: 15.3 (#297)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 16.7% | 6.1% |
| LMArena Math | 1307 | — |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 56.2% |
Knowledge Gemma 3 12B leads
Gemma 3 12B: 26.5 (#257), Qwen Turbo: 22.2 (#272)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 39.5% | 41.8% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 4.4% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1248 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemma 3 12B: —, Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| MindCube | 46.7% | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemma 3 12B: 45.7 (#165), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1318 | — |
| LMArena German | 1370 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1335 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Gemma 3 12B: 68.6 (#186), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1299 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemma 3 12B: 40.0 (#162), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1317 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Gemma 3 12B: 47.5 (#209), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Qwen Turbo?
Gemma 3 12B is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.1 to 27.1 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Gemma 3 12B or Qwen Turbo?
Gemma 3 12B is cheaper. It lists at $0.05 per million input tokens and $0.15 per million output tokens; Qwen Turbo lists at $0.05 and $0.20.
Which has the bigger context window?
Qwen Turbo does, with 1M tokens against 131K.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 3 12B and Qwen Turbo share?
2 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 3 12B has 24 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Turbo has 3.