Gemma 4 12B (Reasoning) vs Step 5 Preview

Gemma 4 12B (Reasoning) vs Step 5 Preview. 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
-
StepFunStep 5 PreviewOff the frontier
Intelligence
43.70
Total cost
$1190
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)Step 5 PreviewDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)14.243.7+207.7% Step 5 Preview is 3.1× more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$1,190.26— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)24.01s12.06s−49.8% Step 5 Preview is 49.8% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.10 / $0.30$1.00 / $2.70
Input modalitiesText, Image, Speech, VideoText, Image
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