Model comparison
Gemma 3 12B vs Qwen3.7 Plus
Qwen3.7 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.0 to 31.8 on the Noometry Index. Gemma 3 12B costs 9.3× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Qwen3.7 Plus's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
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Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 20 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 3 12B scores higher in 1 category and Qwen3.7 Plus in 8 categories; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen3.7 Plus leads 54.9 to 26.5.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 16.7% for Gemma 3 12B and 93.3% for Qwen3.7 Plus.
- Gemma 3 12B is cheaper at $0.05 / $0.15 per million input/output tokens, against $0.40 / $1.60 for Qwen3.7 Plus.
- Qwen3.7 Plus 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 | Qwen3.7 Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | |
| Noometry Index | 31.8 | 45.0 |
| Released | 2025-03-12 | 2026-06-02 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 131K | 1M |
| Max output | 8K | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.05 | $0.40 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.15 | $1.60 |
| Results tracked | 24 | 32 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.7 Plus leads
Gemma 3 12B: 31.2 (#276), Qwen3.7 Plus: 36.1 (#200)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Qwen3.7 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 17.4% | 45.5% |
| LMArena Coding | 1281 | 1473 |
| FrontierCode | — | 10.2% |
Agentic & Tool Use Gemma 3 12B leads
Gemma 3 12B: 25.3 (#101), Qwen3.7 Plus: 21.2 (#130)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Qwen3.7 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 30.4% | — |
| OSWorld 2.0 | — | 2.8% |
Reasoning Qwen3.7 Plus leads
Gemma 3 12B: 15.2 (#307), Qwen3.7 Plus: 38.4 (#54)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Qwen3.7 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 0% | 9.1% |
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | 24% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1309 | 1460 |
| DTBench | 48.8% | 84% |
| LMCA | 4.5% | 37.6% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 123.49 | 147.39 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 74.8% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 17% |
Math Qwen3.7 Plus leads
Gemma 3 12B: 21.0 (#273), Qwen3.7 Plus: 49.3 (#47)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Qwen3.7 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 16.7% | 93.3% |
| LMArena Math | 1307 | 1467 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 34.4% |
Knowledge Qwen3.7 Plus leads
Gemma 3 12B: 26.5 (#250), Qwen3.7 Plus: 54.9 (#46)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Qwen3.7 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 39.5% | 87.9% |
| LMArena Expert | 1248 | 1467 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 4.4% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemma 3 12B: —, Qwen3.7 Plus: 41.2 (#30)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Qwen3.7 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1281 |
| LMArena Document | — | 1444 |
| MindCube | 46.7% | — |
Multilingual Qwen3.7 Plus leads
Gemma 3 12B: 45.9 (#160), Qwen3.7 Plus: 55.0 (#36)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Qwen3.7 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1318 | 1445 |
| LMArena German | 1370 | 1471 |
| LMArena Russian | 1335 | 1457 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1510 |
| LMArena French | — | 1471 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1411 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1416 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1453 |
Instruction Following Qwen3.7 Plus leads
Gemma 3 12B: 68.8 (#179), Qwen3.7 Plus: 75.9 (#49)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Qwen3.7 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1299 | 1439 |
Long Context Qwen3.7 Plus leads
Gemma 3 12B: 40.0 (#157), Qwen3.7 Plus: 44.5 (#61)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Qwen3.7 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1317 | 1454 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.7 Plus leads
Gemma 3 12B: 47.7 (#205), Qwen3.7 Plus: 64.5 (#54)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Qwen3.7 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1334 | 1454 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1331 | 1439 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1334 | 1459 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1126 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 3 12B better than Qwen3.7 Plus?
Qwen3.7 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.0 to 31.8 on the Noometry Index. Gemma 3 12B costs 9.3× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Qwen3.7 Plus's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Gemma 3 12B or Qwen3.7 Plus?
Gemma 3 12B is cheaper. It lists at $0.05 per million input tokens and $0.15 per million output tokens; Qwen3.7 Plus lists at $0.40 and $1.60.
Is Gemma 3 12B or Qwen3.7 Plus better for coding?
Qwen3.7 Plus scores higher on coding benchmarks: 36.1 versus 31.2 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Qwen3.7 Plus does, with 1M tokens against 131K.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 3 12B and Qwen3.7 Plus share?
20 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 3 12B has 24 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.7 Plus has 32.