Using Gemma 3 12B on OpenRouter

Quick Start

1. 1
   Create an account at OpenRouter and generate an API key.
2. 2
   Use the OpenRouter SDK or REST API to call google/gemma-3-12b-it — see the documentation for request format.
3. 3
   You'll be billed $0.04/1M input, $0.13/1M output tokens. See full pricing.

Code Examples

About OpenRouter

OpenRouter provides a unified interface for Large Language Models with better pricing, improved uptime, and no subscription requirements. Route across providers for cost optimization and reliability.

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.

Pricing on OpenRouter

Capabilities

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.