Gemma 4 12B (Reasoning) vs MiniMax-M3

Gemma 4 12B (Reasoning) vs MiniMax-M3. 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
-
MiniMaxMiniMax-M3Off the frontier
Intelligence
29.20
Total cost
$538
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)MiniMax-M3Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)14.229.2+105.6% MiniMax-M3 is 2.1× more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$537.98— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)24.02s25.25s+5.1% MiniMax-M3 is 5.1% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.10 / $0.30$0.30 / $1.20
Input modalitiesText, Image, Speech, VideoText, Image, Video
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