Gemma 4 12B (Reasoning) vs GPT-5 mini (Minimal)

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

GoogleGemma 4 12B (Reasoning)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
14.20
Total cost
-
OpenAIGPT-5 mini (Minimal)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
9.90
Total cost
-
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.

MetricGemma 4 12B (Reasoning)GPT-5 mini (Minimal)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)14.29.9−30.3% GPT-5 mini (Minimal) is 30.3% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reportedNot reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)24.02s4.97s−79.3% GPT-5 mini (Minimal) is 79.3% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.10 / $0.30$0.25 / $2.00
Input modalitiesText, Image, Speech, VideoText, Image
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