Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking vs Gemma 3 12B
Compare Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking and Gemma 3 12B, both from Google AI, tested across 21 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking
Gemma 3 12B
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
Gemma 3 12B is 17x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking
Input
$0.25
Output
$0.50
Gemma 3 12B
Input
$0.03
8.3× cheaper
Output
$0.03
17× cheaper
Gemma 3 12B is cheaper on both — 8.3× input, 17× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
80%
Gemma 3 12B uses 2.3x more lists
Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking
Gemma 3 12B
54%Vocabulary52%
15wSentence Length17w
0.64Hedging0.66
3.8Bold6.2
2.4Lists5.4
0.00Emoji0.00
0.03Headings0.06
0.30Transitions0.23
Based on 13 + 23 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
FAQ
