Last refreshed 2026-06-15. Next refresh: weekly.
Why use Gemma 3 12B on OpenRouter?
OpenRouter offers Gemma 3 12B with pay-as-you-go pricing at $0.04/1M input tokens. OpenRouter is a multi-provider LLM aggregator offering unified API access to 300+ models from all major labs and emerging providers, with automatic failover for reliability.
Compare Gemma 3 12B across 5 providers to find the best fit for your use caseInput / 1M
$0.040
Output / 1M
$0.13
Cache
Not sourced
Batch
Not sourced
Setup recipe
Docs fallbackInstall
Use the provider REST API or SDKAuth
Create a provider API keyCall
model: google/gemma-3-12b-itModel ID
google/gemma-3-12b-itRequest example
Curated snippets for this provider are not sourced yet. Use OpenRouter documentation with model ID
google/gemma-3-12b-it.Gotchas
- Use provider model ID "google/gemma-3-12b-it", not the LLMReference slug "gemma-3-12b-it".
Compare Gemma 3 12B Across Providers
| Provider | Input (per 1M) | Output (per 1M) |
|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare Workers AI | $0.34 | $0.56 |
| AWS Bedrock | $0.30 | $0.30 |
| OpenRouter | $0.04 | $0.13 |
| GCP Vertex AI | $0.04 | $0.13 |
| Novita AI | $0.05 | $0.10 |
Pricing
| Type | Price (per 1M) |
|---|---|
| Input tokens | $0.04 |
| Output tokens | $0.13 |
Capabilities
Structured Outputs
About Gemma 3 12B
Gemma 3 12B is Google DeepMind's Gemma 3 model. It offers a 33K-token context window with weights openly available for self-hosting.
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Model Specs
Released2026-01-01
Parameters12B
Context33k
ArchitectureDecoder Only
Knowledge cutoff2024-08