Gemma 3 12B vs Mistral Large 2
Compare Gemma 3 12B by Google AI against Mistral Large 2 by Mistral AI, tested across 23 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
Gemma 3 12B
Mistral Large 2Runner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, Gemma 3 12B has the edge — newer, major provider backing.
Gemma 3 12B is 800x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
Gemma 3 12B
Input
$0.03
267× cheaper
Output
$0.03
800× cheaper
Mistral Large 2
Input
$8.00
Output
$24.00
Gemma 3 12B is cheaper on both — 267× input, 800× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
52%
Mistral Large 2 uses 79.6x more emoji
Gemma 3 12B
Mistral Large 2
52%Vocabulary43%
17wSentence Length21w
0.66Hedging0.39
6.2Bold14.4
5.4Lists7.4
0.00Emoji0.80
0.06Headings1.41
0.23Transitions0.01
Based on 23 + 10 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
FAQ
