Gemma 4 12B (Reasoning) vs Mistral Small 3.1

Gemma 4 12B (Reasoning) vs Mistral Small 3.1. 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
-
MistralMistral Small 3.1Off the frontier
Intelligence
7.10
Total cost
$27.8
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)Mistral Small 3.1Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)14.27.1−50.0% Mistral Small 3.1 is 50.0% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$27.82— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)24.15s11.78s−51.2% Mistral Small 3.1 is 51.2% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.10 / $0.30$0.08 / $0.14
Input modalitiesText, Image, Speech, VideoText, Image
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