Gemma 3 12B IT
Gemma 3 introduces multimodality, supporting vision-language input and text outputs. It handles context windows up to 128k tokens, understands over 140 languages, and offers improved math, reasoning, and chat capabilities, including structured outputs and function calling. Gemma 3 12B is the second largest in the family of Gemma 3 models after Gemma 3 27B
- Organization
- Family
- gemma
- Providers
- 7
- Context
- 131,072
- Output limit
- 131,072
- Knowledge
- 2024-08
- Release
- 2025-03-12
- Updated
- 2025-03-12
- Weights
- Open
- Input
- text, image
- Output
- text
- Capabilities
- Tools, Temperature
Providers
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| Provider | Model ID | Context | Output | Input / output · 1M | Reasoning | Tools | Structured | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Bedrock | google.gemma-3-12b-it | 131,072 | 8,192 | $0.09 / $0.29 | No | No | Yes | View |
| Deep Infra | google/gemma-3-12b-it | 131,072 | 131,072 | $0.05 / $0.15 | No | Yes | Yes | View |
| Eden AI | amazon/google.gemma-3-12b-it | 128,000 | 131,072 | $0.09 / $0.29 | No | Yes | Yes | View |
| Eden AI | deepinfra/google/gemma-3-12b-it | 131,072 | 131,072 | $0.05 / $0.15 | No | Yes | Yes | View |
| Eden AI | amazon/google.gemma-3-12b-it@us | 128,000 | 131,072 | $0.09 / $0.29 | No | Yes | Yes | View |
| Hugging Face | google/gemma-3-12b-it | 131,072 | 131,072 | $0.05 / $0.15 | No | Yes | Yes | View |
| Kilo Gateway | google/gemma-3-12b-it | 131,072 | 16,384 | $0.05 / $0.15 | No | Yes | Yes | View |
| Merge Gateway | google/gemma-3-12b-it | 128,000 | 8,192 | $0.09 / $0.29 | No | No | No | View |
| DeepInfravia OpenRouter | google/gemma-3-12b-it bf16 | 131,072 | 16,384 | $0.05 / $0.15 | No | Yes | Yes | View |
Prices and limits apply to each offer. A dash means the value is not provided. OpenRouter offers show the hosting provider and routing channel separately.
Pricing
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Lowest listed input and output prices across the offers above; they may belong to different providers. These are base rates, before conditional pricing, discounts or additional fees.
google/gemma-3-12b-itObserved - Input
- $0.05
- Output
- $0.15
Hosting prices through OpenRouter All endpoints and cache rates
| Endpoint | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Cache read / 1M | Cache write / 1M |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeepInfradeepinfra/bf16 | $0.05 | $0.15 | — | — |
Each row is a hosting configuration. Open an offer in Providers for its full pricing conditions and additional fees. Endpoint observations may differ from the routing catalog's base price.
Performance
Review reported latency and output-throughput percentiles from the latest observed rolling window.
Time to first token · milliseconds
All latency percentiles 1 endpoints
| Endpoint | P50 | P75 | P90 | P99 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeepInfradeepinfra/bf16 | 633 ms | 932 ms | 1,634.8 ms | 10,560.61 ms |
Output throughput · tokens per second
All throughput percentiles 1 endpoints
| Endpoint | P50 | P75 | P90 | P99 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeepInfradeepinfra/bf16 | 59 t/s | 70 t/s | 80 t/s | 95 t/s |
Percentiles describe the observed request distribution. These are snapshots of a rolling window, not a historical time series.
Uptime
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Reported by OpenRouter at the time of collection; rate-limited requests are excluded. A dash means no measurement was reported. This is not a live availability check.
Benchmarks
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google/gemma-3-12b-itObserved Sources: Artificial Analysis and Design Arena, via OpenRouter. Scores retain their original scales and are not OpenAI Suite ratings.
Detailed evaluations
| Evaluation | Configuration | Source | Results | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Composite indices | Gemma 3 12B Instructgoogle/gemma-3-12b-it | Artificial Analysis | Intelligence 3.8 · Coding 5.8 · Agentic 0.1 | Details |
Sources: Artificial Analysis, Design Arena and OpenRouter. Evaluation configurations and scales differ; results are not interchangeable. Updated Oct 4, 2026.
Technical details & API
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google/gemma-3-12b-itObserved - Context
- 131,072
- Maximum output
- 16,384
- Tokenizer
- Gemini
- Input
- text, image
- Output
- text
- Moderation
- No
- Instruction format
- gemma
- Knowledge cutoff
- 2024-08-31
- Added to OpenRouter
- 2025-03-13
https://openrouter.ai/api/v1google/gemma-3-12b-itgoogle/gemma-3-12b-itgoogle/gemma-3-12b-itSupported parameters
frequency_penaltylogit_biasmax_tokensmin_ppresence_penaltyrepetition_penaltyresponse_formatseedstopstructured_outputstemperaturetool_choicetoolstop_ktop_p
Frequently asked questions
Answers based on the model metadata and serving offers currently in the catalog.
How much does Gemma 3 12B IT cost?
Listed rates start at $0.05 per million input tokens and $0.15 per million output tokens. Prices vary by provider and configuration; see Pricing for details.
Which providers offer Gemma 3 12B IT?
There are 9 cataloged offers across 7 providers. Compare model IDs, prices and limits in Providers.
What is the context window?
The cataloged model context is 131,072 tokens. Each serving endpoint may apply a different limit.
Does it support tools and structured output?
Tool calling: Yes. Structured output: Not reported. Support can vary by endpoint.
Resources
Catalog history · 2 recorded revisions
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