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Gemma 3 12B vs Qwen2.5 7B Instruct

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Gemma 3 12B wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
  • Supports vision

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct wins:

  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Supports tool calls
Price Advantage
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
Benchmark Advantage
Gemma 3 12B
Context Window
Gemma 3 12B
Speed
Gemma 3 12B

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureGemma 3 12BQwen2.5 7B Instruct
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyGemma 3 12BQwen2.5 7B Instruct
LicenseOpen SourceOpen Source
AuthorGoogleQwen
ReleasedMar 2025Oct 2024

Gemma 3 12B Modalities

Input
textimage
Output
text

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct Modalities

Input
text
Output
text

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Frequently Asked Questions

Gemma 3 12B has cheaper input pricing at $0.04/M tokens. Qwen2.5 7B Instruct has cheaper output pricing at $0.10/M tokens.
Gemma 3 12B scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 6.3, compared to Qwen2.5 7B Instruct's score of N/A.
Gemma 3 12B has a 131,072 token context window, while Qwen2.5 7B Instruct has a 32,768 token context window.
Gemma 3 12B supports vision. Qwen2.5 7B Instruct does not support vision.