Claude Sonnet 5 (Medium) vs Gemma 4 12B (Reasoning)

Claude Sonnet 5 (Medium) vs Gemma 4 12B (Reasoning). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

Verdict

Comparison incomplete

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

MetricClaude Sonnet 5 (Medium)Gemma 4 12B (Reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)28.114.2−49.5% Gemma 4 12B (Reasonin… is 49.5% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$1,218.17Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)9.01s24.15s+168.0% Gemma 4 12B (Reasonin… is 168.0% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$2.00 / $10.0$0.10 / $0.30
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image, Speech, Video
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