Gemma 3 12B vs GPT-4.1 Mini
Compare Gemma 3 12B by Google AI against GPT-4.1 Mini by OpenAI, tested across 54 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
Gemma 3 12B
GPT-4.1 Mini
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 53x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
Gemma 3 12B
Input
$0.03
13× cheaper
Output
$0.03
53× cheaper
GPT-4.1 Mini
Input
$0.40
Output
$1.60
Gemma 3 12B is cheaper on both — 13× input, 53× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
41%
GPT-4.1 Mini uses 12.9x more headings
Gemma 3 12B
GPT-4.1 Mini
52%Vocabulary59%
17wSentence Length19w
0.66Hedging0.46
6.2Bold4.7
5.4Lists4.9
0.00Emoji0.00
0.06Headings0.76
0.23Transitions0.17
Based on 23 + 23 text responses
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