Updated Apr 16, 2025

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Gemma 3 12B

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Gemma 3 12B is 147x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.

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Why Gemma 3 12B?

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01

Estimate Complexityreasoning

Tests an AI's ability to make educated estimates based on technical knowledge

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Gemma 3 12B

Google · Mar 2025text

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Openai · Apr 2025text

Here's a back‐of‐the‐envelope derivation that gets us into the right ballpark (∼10²³ FLOPs total):

Model size
• GPT–3 "175 B" has about P ≃1.75×10¹¹ parameters.
Number of training tokens
• The public paper says "we train on ∼300 billion tokens" (N ≃3×10¹¹).
FLOPs per token
• Every forward+backward through the network touches all parameters.
• Rough rule of thumb: you need O(6) FLOPs per parameter per token
(a couple multiplies/adds in the forward pass, a similar count in the backward, and some small extra for optimizer updates). • So 6 × P FLOPs/token ≃ 6×1.75×10¹¹ ≃1.05×10¹² FLOPs/token.
Total FLOPs
• Multiply FLOPs/token by number of tokens:
Total ≃ (1.05×10¹² FLOPs/token) × (3×10¹¹ tokens)
≃ 3.15×10²³ FLOPs.
Sanity check
• 3×10²³ FLOPs is 3×10⁵ PFLOP·days (since 1 PFLOP/s×86 400 s ≈ 8.6×10¹⁹ FLOPs/day).
• That's a few thousand GPU‐days on a modern accelerator cluster—consistent with the published "thousands of V100‐GPU days" statement.

Bottom‐line estimate: on the order of 10²³–10²⁴ floating‐point operations to train GPT‑3 175 B from scratch.

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02

Logic Puzzlereasoning

Tests an AI's ability to solve a simple but potentially confusing logic puzzle

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Gemma 3 12B

Google · Mar 2025text

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Openai · Apr 2025text

Sally has exactly one sister. Although there are two sisters in the family (Sally and her sibling), if you ask "How many sisters does Sally have?" the answer is 1.

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Math Misconception Testreasoning

Tests an AI's understanding of number representation

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Google · Mar 2025text

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Openai · Apr 2025text

No. As decimal numbers, 9.11 is less than 9.9 (since 0.11 < 0.90), so 9.11 is not greater than 9.9.

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Stochastic Consistency Testanalysis

Tests an AI's randomness and creativity

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Gemma 3 12B

Google · Mar 2025text

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Openai · Apr 2025text

Here are five jokes:

I used to be addicted to soap, but I'm clean now.
Parallel lines have so much in common. It's a shame they'll never meet.
Why don't skeletons fight each other? They don't have the guts.
I bought some shoes from a drug dealer. I don't know what he laced them with, but I've been tripping all day.
How does Moses make his coffee? Hebrews it.

All five jokes are unique.

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05

SVG Layout Challengeimage generation

Tests an AI's ability to generate vector graphics

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Google · Mar 2025svg

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Openai · Apr 2025svg

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06

Xbox Controller SVG Artimage generation

Tests an AI's ability to create detailed SVG illustrations of gaming hardware

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Gemma 3 12B

Google · Mar 2025svg

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Openai · Apr 2025svg

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07

Generate a Stand-Up Routineconversation

Tests an AI's humor and creative writing ability

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Gemma 3 12B

Google · Mar 2025text

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Openai · Apr 2025text

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08

Realistic AI Interviewconversation

Tests an AI's ability to simulate personalities and predict future trends

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Gemma 3 12B

Google · Mar 2025text

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Openai · Apr 2025text

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09

Satirical Fake News Headlineconversation

Tests an AI's humor and understanding of current events

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Gemma 3 12B

Google · Mar 2025text

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Openai · Apr 2025text

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10

Minimalist Landing Pageweb design

Tests an AI's ability to generate a complete, working landing page

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Google · Mar 2025website

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Openai · Apr 2025website

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Pokémon Battle UI Recreationweb design

Recreate an interactive, nostalgic Pokémon battle UI in a single HTML file.

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Gemma 3 12B

Google · Mar 2025website

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Openai · Apr 2025website

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Mario Level UI Recreationweb design

Recreate an interactive, classic Mario level in a single HTML file.

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Gemma 3 12B

Google · Mar 2025website

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Openai · Apr 2025website

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