Gemma 3 12B vs xAI: Grok 4
Compare Gemma 3 12B by Google AI against xAI: Grok 4 by xAI, tested across 53 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
Gemma 3 12B
xAI: Grok 4
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 500x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
Gemma 3 12B
Input
$0.03
100× cheaper
Output
$0.03
500× cheaper
xAI: Grok 4
Input
$3.00
Output
$15.00
Gemma 3 12B is cheaper on both — 100× input, 500× output
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Style Comparison
Similarity
53%
xAI: Grok 4 uses 7.0x more emoji
Gemma 3 12B
xAI: Grok 4
52%Vocabulary53%
17wSentence Length18w
0.66Hedging0.67
6.2Bold2.7
5.4Lists2.7
0.00Emoji0.07
0.06Headings0.86
0.23Transitions0.04
Based on 23 + 21 text responses
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