Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Gemma 3 12B leads with 3.5% higher average benchmark score. Gemma 3 12B offers 122.9K more tokens in context window than Qwen2.5 7B 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.
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen 2.5 7B was created as an efficient instruction-tuned model, designed to provide capable performance with just 7 billion parameters. Built for applications requiring reliable language understanding with minimal computational overhead, it serves as an accessible entry point to the Qwen 2.5 family.
5 months newer

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2024-09-19

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

Gemma 3 12B

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 8 common benchmarks

Gemma 3 12B

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
Available providers and their performance metrics

Gemma 3 12B
DeepInfra

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct

Gemma 3 12B

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct

Gemma 3 12B

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
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