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Gemma 3 12B vs GPT-OSS-120b

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Gemma 3 12B wins:

  • No clear advantages in compared metrics

GPT-OSS-120b wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
  • Has reasoning mode
  • Supports tool calls
Price Advantage
GPT-OSS-120b
Benchmark Advantage
GPT-OSS-120b
Context Window
GPT-OSS-120b
Speed
GPT-OSS-120b

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureGemma 3 12BGPT-OSS-120b
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyGemma 3 12BGPT-OSS-120b
LicenseOpen SourceOpen Source
AuthorGoogleOpenAI
ReleasedMar 2025Aug 2025

Gemma 3 12B Modalities

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Output
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GPT-OSS-120b Modalities

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Output
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Frequently Asked Questions

GPT-OSS-120b has cheaper input pricing at $0.04/M tokens. GPT-OSS-120b has cheaper output pricing at $0.10/M tokens.
GPT-OSS-120b scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 15.5, compared to Gemma 3 12B's score of 6.3.
Gemma 3 12B has a 131,072 token context window, while GPT-OSS-120b has a 131,072 token context window.
Gemma 3 12B supports vision. GPT-OSS-120b supports vision.