Gemma 3 12B is cheaper than Claude Opus 4.6 at $0.03/M vs $5/M input tokens.
| Spec | Claude Opus 4.6 | Gemma 3 12B |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $5/M tokens | $0.03/M tokens |
| Output price | $25/M tokens | $0.03/M tokens |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | — |
| Released | Feb 2026 | Mar 2025 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Claude Opus 4.6 has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.
Gemma 3 12B costs 833x less per token.
Gemma 3 12B is cheaper on both — 167× input, 833× output
Claude Opus 4.6 uses 20.7x more emoji
Gemma 3 12B is cheaper than Claude Opus 4.6 at $0.03/M vs $5/M input tokens.
| Spec | Claude Opus 4.6 | Gemma 3 12B |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $5/M tokens | $0.03/M tokens |
| Output price | $25/M tokens | $0.03/M tokens |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | — |
| Released | Feb 2026 | Mar 2025 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Claude Opus 4.6 has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.
Gemma 3 12B costs 833x less per token.
Gemma 3 12B is cheaper on both — 167× input, 833× output
Claude Opus 4.6 uses 20.7x more emoji