Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Gemma 3 12B leads with 1.9% higher average benchmark score. Gemma 3 12B offers 198.1K more tokens in context window than Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct. Both models have similar pricing. Gemma 3 12B supports multimodal inputs. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
Gemma 3 12B was developed as part of the third generation of Google's open-source model family, designed to provide enhanced capabilities in a mid-sized format. Built with improved architecture and training techniques, it balances performance with practical deployment considerations for diverse use cases.
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Mistral Small 24B Instruct was created as the instruction-tuned version of the 24B base model, designed to follow user instructions reliably. Built to serve general-purpose applications requiring moderate capability, it balances performance with deployment practicality.
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Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
Mistral AI
2025-01-30

Gemma 3 12B
2025-03-12
Cost per million tokens (USD)

Gemma 3 12B

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 5 common benchmarks

Gemma 3 12B

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
2023-10-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

Gemma 3 12B
DeepInfra

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

Gemma 3 12B

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

Gemma 3 12B

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
DeepInfra
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