Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Qwen3 30B A3B leads with 31.5% higher average benchmark score. Gemma 3 12B offers 6.1K more tokens in context window than Qwen3 30B A3B. Both models have similar pricing. Gemma 3 12B supports multimodal inputs. Qwen3 30B A3B is available on 3 providers. Overall, Qwen3 30B A3B is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
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
Qwen3 30B was created with a mixture-of-experts architecture featuring 30 billion total parameters and 3 billion active parameters. Built to provide strong capabilities with efficient inference through sparse activation, it balances performance with practical computational requirements.
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Gemma 3 12B
2025-03-12

Qwen3 30B A3B
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2025-04-29
Cost per million tokens (USD)

Gemma 3 12B

Qwen3 30B A3B
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 2 common benchmarks

Gemma 3 12B

Qwen3 30B A3B
Available providers and their performance metrics

Gemma 3 12B
DeepInfra

Qwen3 30B A3B

Gemma 3 12B

Qwen3 30B A3B

Gemma 3 12B

Qwen3 30B A3B
DeepInfra
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