Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Gemma 3 4B leads with 5.6% higher average benchmark score. Gemma 3 4B offers 126.0K more tokens in context window than Pixtral-12B. Both models have similar pricing. Overall, Gemma 3 4B is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
Gemma 3 4B was developed as a compact yet capable open-source model, designed to strike a balance between performance and resource efficiency. Built with 4 billion parameters and instruction tuning, it provides a practical option for applications requiring moderate capability with manageable computational costs.
Mistral AI
Pixtral 12B was introduced as Mistral's multimodal vision-language model, designed to understand and reason about both images and text. Built with 12 billion parameters for integrated visual and textual processing, it extends Mistral's capabilities into multimodal applications.
5 months newer

Pixtral-12B
Mistral AI
2024-09-17

Gemma 3 4B
2025-03-12
Cost per million tokens (USD)

Gemma 3 4B

Pixtral-12B
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 5 common benchmarks

Gemma 3 4B

Pixtral-12B
Gemma 3 4B
2024-08-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

Gemma 3 4B
DeepInfra

Pixtral-12B

Gemma 3 4B

Pixtral-12B

Gemma 3 4B

Pixtral-12B
Mistral AI