Claude Opus 5.5 (Max, Default Fallback) vs Gemma 4 12B (Non-reasoning)

Claude Opus 5.5 (Max, Default Fallback) vs Gemma 4 12B (Non-reasoning). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

Verdict

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A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricClaude Opus 5.5 (Max, Default Fallback)Gemma 4 12B (Non-reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)57.69.4−83.7% Gemma 4 12B (Non-reas… is 83.7% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$8,708.20Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)626.13s6.40s−99.0% Gemma 4 12B (Non-reas… is 99.0% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$4.00 / $20.0$0.10 / $0.30
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image, Speech, Video
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