Gemma 3 12B vs MiniMax M3
Compare Gemma 3 12B by Google AI against MiniMax M3 by MiniMax, tested across 53 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
Gemma 3 12B
MiniMax M3
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 40x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
Gemma 3 12B
Input
$0.03
10× cheaper
Output
$0.03
40× cheaper
MiniMax M3
Input
$0.30
Output
$1.20
Gemma 3 12B is cheaper on both — 10× input, 40× output
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Style Comparison
Similarity
25%
MiniMax M3 uses 115.0x more emoji
Gemma 3 12B
MiniMax M3
52%Vocabulary55%
17wSentence Length24w
0.66Hedging0.52
6.2Bold5.2
5.4Lists3.0
0.00Emoji1.15
0.06Headings1.21
0.23Transitions0.02
Based on 23 + 27 text responses
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