Gemma 3 12B vs Qwen-Plus (Comparative Analysis)

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Comparative Analysis: Gemma 3 12B vs. Qwen-Plus
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Overview

Qwen-Plus was released 1 month before Gemma 3 12B.
Gemma 3 12BGemma 3 12B
Qwen-PlusQwen-Plus
Model Provider
The organization behind this AI's development
Google logoGoogle
Qwen logoQwen
Input Context Window
Maximum input tokens this model can process at once
131.1K
tokens
1M
tokens
Output Token Limit
Maximum output tokens this model can generate at once
16.4K
tokens
32.8K
tokens
Release Date
When this model first became publicly available
March 13th, 2025
February 1st, 2025
Knowledge Cutoff
Latest training-data date reported by the provider
August 31, 2024
March 31, 2025

Capabilities & Features

Compare supported features, modalities, and advanced capabilities
Gemma 3 12B
Qwen-Plus
Input Types
Supported input formats
📝Text🖼️Image
📝Text
Output Types
Supported output formats
📝Text
📝Text
Tokenizer
Text encoding system
GeminiQwen
Key Features
Advanced capabilities
Function CallingStructured OutputReasoning ModeContent Moderation
Function CallingStructured OutputReasoning ModeContent Moderation
Open Source
Model availability
Available on HuggingFace →Proprietary

Pricing

Gemma 3 12B is roughly 0.2x less expensive compared to Qwen-Plus for input tokens and roughly 0.2x less expensive for output tokens.
Gemma 3 12BGemma 3 12B
Qwen-PlusQwen-Plus
Short Context Pricing
Base rates before a long-context threshold applies
Input Token Cost
Cost per million input tokens
$0.05
per million tokens
$0.26
per million tokens
Output Token Cost
Cost per million output tokens
$0.15
per million tokens
$0.78
per million tokens
Cache Read Cost
Cost to reuse cached input tokens
Not specified
$0.05
per million tokens
Cache Write Cost
Cost to write input tokens to the cache
Not specified
$0.33
per million tokens
Long Context Pricing
Rates for prompts with 256,000 or more tokens
Input Token Cost
Long-context input cost per million tokens
Not specified
$0.78
per million tokens
Output Token Cost
Long-context output cost per million tokens
Not specified
$2.34
per million tokens
Cache Read Cost
Long-context cache read cost per million tokens
Not specified
$0.16
per million tokens
Cache Write Cost
Long-context cache write cost per million tokens
Not specified
$0.97
per million tokens

Benchmarks

Compare relevant benchmarks between Gemma 3 12B and Qwen-Plus.
Gemma 3 12BGemma 3 12B
Qwen-PlusQwen-Plus
Intelligence Index
Overall model quality across independent evaluations
5.5
(Artificial Analysis index; higher is better)
Benchmark not available.
Coding Index
Programming performance across independent evaluations
5.8
(Artificial Analysis index; higher is better)
Benchmark not available.
Agentic Index
Ability to complete multi-step agentic tasks
0.3
(Artificial Analysis index; higher is better)
Benchmark not available.

At a Glance

Quick overview of what makes Gemma 3 12B and Qwen-Plus unique.
Google logoGemma 3 12B by Google understands both text and images, can use external tools and APIs, generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 131.1K token context window. Very affordable at $0.05/M input and $0.15/M output tokens. Released March 13th, 2025.
Qwen logoQwen-Plus by Qwen can use external tools and APIs, generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 1M token context window. Very affordable at $0.26/M input and $0.78/M output tokens. Released February 1st, 2025.

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