# Gemini 1.0 Pro vs Gemma 3 12B

> Gemma 3 12B is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.8 to 27.1 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-1-0-pro-vs-gemma-3-12b
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 16

## Summary

- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 1.0 Pro scores higher in 2 categories and Gemma 3 12B in 6 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in multilingual, where Gemma 3 12B leads 45.9 to 33.5.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 1.1% for Gemini 1.0 Pro and 16.7% for Gemma 3 12B.
- Gemma 3 12B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemma 3 12B |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Google | Google |
| Noometry Index | 27.1 | 31.8 |
| Rank | 327 | 255 |
| Context | — | 131K |
| Input $/M | — | $0.05 |
| Output $/M | — | $0.15 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |

## Coding

- Gemini 1.0 Pro: 31.6 (#270)
- Gemma 3 12B: 31.2 (#276)

| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemma 3 12B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1108 | 1281 |
| SciCode | — | 17.4% |
| HumanEval+ | 55.5% | — |
| MBPP+ | 61.4% | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Gemini 1.0 Pro: —
- Gemma 3 12B: 25.3 (#101)

| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemma 3 12B |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 30.4% |

## Reasoning

- Gemini 1.0 Pro: 16.4 (#292)
- Gemma 3 12B: 15.2 (#307)

| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemma 3 12B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1109 | 1309 |
| DTBench | 45.9% | 48.8% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 116.97 | 123.49 |
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 0% |
| LMCA | — | 4.5% |

## Math

- Gemini 1.0 Pro: 8.7 (#315)
- Gemma 3 12B: 21.0 (#273)

| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemma 3 12B |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.1% | 16.7% |
| LMArena Math | 1132 | 1307 |
| MATH Level 5 | 11.2% | — |

## Knowledge

- Gemini 1.0 Pro: 15.5 (#286)
- Gemma 3 12B: 26.5 (#250)

| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemma 3 12B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 34% | 39.5% |
| LMArena Expert | 1059 | 1248 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 4.4% |
| MMLU | 70% | — |

## Multimodal

- Gemini 1.0 Pro: —
- Gemma 3 12B: —

| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemma 3 12B |
|---|---|---|
| MindCube | — | 46.7% |

## Multilingual

- Gemini 1.0 Pro: 33.5 (#247)
- Gemma 3 12B: 45.9 (#160)

| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemma 3 12B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1138 | 1318 |
| LMArena German | 1125 | 1370 |
| LMArena Russian | 1186 | 1335 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1124 | — |
| LMArena French | 1144 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1023 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1118 | — |

## Instruction Following

- Gemini 1.0 Pro: 57.9 (#262)
- Gemma 3 12B: 68.8 (#179)

| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemma 3 12B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1114 | 1299 |

## Long Context

- Gemini 1.0 Pro: 34.3 (#244)
- Gemma 3 12B: 40.0 (#157)

| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemma 3 12B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1132 | 1317 |

## Writing & Preference

- Gemini 1.0 Pro: 36.2 (#259)
- Gemma 3 12B: 47.7 (#205)

| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemma 3 12B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1149 | 1334 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1130 | 1331 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1139 | 1334 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1126 |

## FAQ

### Is Gemini 1.0 Pro better than Gemma 3 12B?

Gemma 3 12B is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.8 to 27.1 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Gemini 1.0 Pro or Gemma 3 12B better for coding?

They score almost the same on coding (31.6 vs 31.2); test both on your own repository before choosing.

### How many benchmarks do Gemini 1.0 Pro and Gemma 3 12B share?

16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 1.0 Pro has 24 scored results on Noometry and Gemma 3 12B has 24.