Gemma 3 12B
Gemma 3 12B is worth evaluating for classification and json / tool use when its provider route and context window match the workload.
Use it for
- Teams evaluating classification and json / tool use
- Workloads that can use a 33k context window
- Buyers comparing 4 tracked provider routes
Do not use it for
- Vision or document-understanding workloads
Cheapest of 5 routes · Novita AI
About
Gemma 3 12B is Google DeepMind's Gemma 3 model. It offers a 33K-token context window with weights openly available for self-hosting.
Gemma 3 12B is an open-weight model in the Gemma 3 family. The structured metadata tracks a 33k-token context window and structured outputs. This page tracks provider routes through Cloudflare Workers AI, AWS Bedrock, OpenRouter, and 2 more, with the cheapest tracked route listed at $0.04 input and $0.13 output per 1M tokens. No headline benchmark score is tracked for Gemma 3 12B yet.
Top use-case fit
Classification
Included by capability and metadata signals in the decision map.
JSON / Tool use
Included by capability and metadata signals in the decision map.
Provider price ladder
Compare all 5Compare API pricing across 4 providers for input and output tokens, batch, and cached reads when available.
| Provider | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Route |
|---|---|---|---|
| Novita AI | $0.050 | $0.100 | Serverless |
| GCP Vertex AI | $0.040 | $0.130 | Serverless |
| OpenRouter | $0.040 | $0.130 | Serverless |
| AWS Bedrock | $0.300 | $0.300 | Serverless |
Available via routers & gateways(14)
LiteLLM
GatewayOpen-source Python SDK and proxy server that unifies 100+ LLM APIs behind a single OpenAI-compatible interface, with load balancing, cost tracking, and configurable failover.
OpenRouter
HybridUnified hybrid gateway to 400+ models from 60+ providers via a single OpenAI-compatible API, with optional auto-routing that selects the best model per prompt.
Portkey
GatewayProduction AI gateway routing to 1,600+ LLMs with failover, load balancing, semantic caching, and guardrails; Apache 2.0 core is fully self-hostable with the complete feature set.
AIRouter
RouterCommercial LLM router that analyzes incoming requests and routes to the optimal model for cost/quality/latency via a drop-in OpenAI-compatible API, with a privacy-preserving embedding mode that avoids sending prompt content.
Amazon Bedrock Intelligent Prompt Routing
RouterAWS Bedrock's native intelligent prompt router that routes prompts between Anthropic Claude model tiers (Haiku/Sonnet) based on predicted task complexity, with no extra per-routing charge.
Helicone
GatewayObservability-first AI gateway with routing, caching, rate limiting, and request tracing; Apache 2.0 open-source core with a managed hosted tier for logging and analytics.
Capabilities
Benchmark peer barsfor Classification
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?
Gemma 3 12B has a context window of 33k tokens.
How much does Gemma 3 12B cost?
Gemma 3 12B pricing ranges from $0.04/1M to $0.345/1M input tokens depending on the provider.
When was Gemma 3 12B released?
Gemma 3 12B was released on 2026-01-01.
Which providers offer Gemma 3 12B?
Gemma 3 12B is available from 5 providers: Cloudflare Workers AI, AWS Bedrock, OpenRouter, GCP Vertex AI, Novita AI.
Cheapest of 5 routes · Novita AI