Model comparison
Gemma 3 12B vs Solar Pro4
Solar Pro4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.1 to 32.1 on the Noometry Index. Gemma 3 12B costs 7.0× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Solar Pro4's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
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UpstageSummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 3 12B scores higher in 0 categories and Solar Pro4 in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Solar Pro4 leads 38.8 to 22.3.
- Gemma 3 12B is cheaper at $0.05 / $0.15 per million input/output tokens, against $0.30 / $1.20 for Solar Pro4.
- Solar Pro4 accepts more context: 524K tokens versus 131K.
- Gemma 3 12B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemma 3 12B | Solar Pro4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Upstage | |
| Noometry Index | 32.1 | 42.1 |
| Released | 2025-03-12 | 2026-08-06 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 131K | 524K |
| Max output | 8K | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.05 | $0.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.15 | $1.20 |
| Results tracked | 24 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Solar Pro4 leads
Gemma 3 12B: 31.7 (#280), Solar Pro4: 40.1 (#149)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1281 | 1437 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1371 |
| SciCode | 17.4% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 3 12B: 25.5 (#108), Solar Pro4: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 30.4% | — |
Reasoning Solar Pro4 leads
Gemma 3 12B: 15.7 (#313), Solar Pro4: 28.5 (#104)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1309 | 1399 |
| CritPt | 0% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| DTBench | 48.8% | — |
| LMCA | 4.5% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 123.5 | — |
Math Solar Pro4 leads
Gemma 3 12B: 22.3 (#279), Solar Pro4: 38.8 (#128)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1307 | 1416 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 16.7% | — |
Knowledge Solar Pro4 leads
Gemma 3 12B: 26.5 (#257), Solar Pro4: 39.8 (#129)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1248 | 1427 |
| GPQA Diamond | 39.5% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 4.4% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemma 3 12B: —, Solar Pro4: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| MindCube | 46.7% | — |
Multilingual Solar Pro4 leads
Gemma 3 12B: 45.7 (#165), Solar Pro4: 48.7 (#139)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1318 | 1361 |
| LMArena German | 1370 | 1364 |
| LMArena Russian | 1335 | 1360 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1415 |
| LMArena French | — | 1397 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1309 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1382 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1401 |
Instruction Following Solar Pro4 leads
Gemma 3 12B: 68.6 (#186), Solar Pro4: 72.7 (#132)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1299 | 1377 |
Long Context Solar Pro4 leads
Gemma 3 12B: 40.0 (#162), Solar Pro4: 42.1 (#130)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1317 | 1381 |
Writing & Preference Solar Pro4 leads
Gemma 3 12B: 47.5 (#209), Solar Pro4: 56.5 (#138)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1334 | 1386 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1331 | 1316 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1334 | 1385 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1126 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 3 12B better than Solar Pro4?
Solar Pro4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.1 to 32.1 on the Noometry Index. Gemma 3 12B costs 7.0× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Solar Pro4's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Gemma 3 12B or Solar Pro4?
Gemma 3 12B is cheaper. It lists at $0.05 per million input tokens and $0.15 per million output tokens; Solar Pro4 lists at $0.30 and $1.20.
Is Gemma 3 12B or Solar Pro4 better for coding?
Solar Pro4 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.1 versus 31.7 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Solar Pro4 does, with 524K tokens against 131K.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 3 12B and Solar Pro4 share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 3 12B has 24 scored results on Noometry and Solar Pro4 has 18.