LLM Reference

Gemma 3 12B Instruct

Released
2025-01-01
Last refreshed
2026-05-19
Status
Researched 44d ago
Open weightsCommercial use: conditionalLong context

Gemma 3 12B Instruct is worth evaluating for long context when its provider route and context window match the workload.

Use it for

  • Teams evaluating long context
  • Workloads that can use a 128k context window
  • Buyers comparing 1 tracked provider route

Do not use it for

  • Vision or document-understanding workloads
  • Strict JSON or tool-calling flows
Specifications
Family
Gemma 3
Released
2025-01-01
Context
128k
Parameters
12B
Architecture
Decoder Only
Knowledge cutoff
2024-08
Specialization
general
Openness
Open weights
License
GemmaCommercial use: conditional
Training
Pretrained
Created by

Pioneering artificial intelligence research.

London, United Kingdom
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Website
Pricing
Output / 1M
$0.200
Input / 1M
$0.200

Cheapest of 1 route · Fireworks AI

About

Gemma 3 12B Instruct is Google DeepMind's Gemma 3 model. It offers a 128K-token context window with weights openly available for self-hosting.

Gemma 3 12B Instruct is an open-weight model in the Gemma 3 family. The structured metadata tracks a 128k-token context window. This page tracks provider routes through Fireworks AI, with the cheapest tracked route listed at $0.2 input and $0.2 output per 1M tokens. No headline benchmark score is tracked for Gemma 3 12B Instruct yet.

Top use-case fit

Long context

Included by capability and metadata signals in the decision map.

Provider price ladder

Compare API pricing across 1 providers for input and output tokens, batch, and cached reads when available.

ProviderInput / 1MOutput / 1MRoute
Fireworks AI$0.200$0.200
Serverless

Available via routers & gateways(1)

Capabilities

No model capability flags are currently sourced.

Benchmark peer barsfor Long context

No task-mapped benchmark peers are available for this model yet.

Migration checks

No linked migration route is available for this model yet.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the context window of Gemma 3 12B Instruct?

Gemma 3 12B Instruct has a context window of 128k tokens.

How much does Gemma 3 12B Instruct cost?

Gemma 3 12B Instruct is available at $0.2/1M input tokens through Fireworks AI.

When was Gemma 3 12B Instruct released?

Gemma 3 12B Instruct was released on 2025-01-01.

Which providers offer Gemma 3 12B Instruct?

Gemma 3 12B Instruct is available from 1 provider: Fireworks AI.