Gemma 3 12B
$0.05 per 1M input tokens and $0.15 per 1M output tokens · 131K context · vision, tools, JSON, open weights.
Prices checked Oct 21, 2026 · tracked by LLM Cost Index since Oct 21, 2026
What Gemma 3 12B costs per month
Estimated monthly bill for typical workloads. Try your own numbers in the cost calculator.
| Workload | Per month |
|---|---|
| Customer chatbot 1,000 conversations a day, 8 turns each | $30.60 |
| Document Q&A (RAG) 500 questions a day over retrieved documents | $5.63 |
| Coding / tool-using agent 200 tasks a day, long tool-heavy contexts | $21.60 |
| Content generation 30 long articles a day | $0.473 |
| Classification / extraction 100,000 short items a day | $51.75 |
Price history
We started tracking Gemma 3 12B on Oct 21, 2026; the chart appears as soon as there is a second data point. See all recent price changes.
Where to run Gemma 3 12B: 4 providers
DeepInfra is the cheapest at $0.04 input / $0.12 output per 1M tokens. Uptime is the average over the last 30 days as reported by OpenRouter; see provider reliability.
Cheaper alternatives to Gemma 3 12B
Models with the same tool calling, image input, structured output for at least 20% less (3:1 input/output mix), most capable first.
| Model | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context | Capabilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3.7 Flash Qwen | $0.03 | $0.13 | 1M | visiontoolsreasoningJSON |
How to pay less for Gemma 3 12B
For a customer chatbot (1,000 conversations a day, 8 turns each) that costs $30.60 a month at list price without caching:
| Option | Per month | You save |
|---|---|---|
| Move to Qwen3.7 Flash (similar capabilities) | $16.54 | $14.06 (46%) |
| Route to DeepInfra (flex tier) | $24.48 | $6.12 (20%) |
Other workloads: cut-your-bill tool for Gemma 3 12B.
Specifications
| Model ID | google/gemma-3-12b-it |
| Input | text, image |
| Output | text |
| Tool calling | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes |
| Reasoning mode | No |
| Open weights | Yes — google/gemma-3-12b-it |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2024-08-31 |
| Released | Mar 13, 2025 |
FAQ
- How much does Gemma 3 12B cost?
- $0.05 per million input tokens and $0.15 per million output tokens. Prices as of Oct 21, 2026.
- What is the context window of Gemma 3 12B?
- 131K tokens, with up to 16K output tokens per response.
- Does Gemma 3 12B support images, tools and structured output?
- Images as input: yes. Tool calling: yes. Structured (JSON) output: yes. Reasoning mode: no.
- What are cheaper alternatives to Gemma 3 12B?
- Models with the same key capabilities for at least 20% less include Qwen3.7 Flash ($0.03 / $0.13).
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