Model Comparison

Gemma 3 12B vs Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

Comparing Gemma 3 12B and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Gemma 3 12B and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

468.0B diff

Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct has 468.0B more parameters than Gemma 3 12B, making it 3900.0% larger.

Google
Gemma 3 12B
12.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct
480.0Bparameters
12.0B
Gemma 3 12B
480.0B
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Gemma 3 12B specifies input context (131,072 tokens). Only Gemma 3 12B specifies output context (131,072 tokens).

Google
Gemma 3 12B
Input131,072 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Gemma 3 12B supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct does not.

Gemma 3 12B can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemma 3 12B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemma 3 12B is licensed under Gemma, while Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct uses Apache 2.0.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Gemma 3 12B

Gemma

Open weights

Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemma 3 12B was released on 2025-03-12, while Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct was released on 2025-01-31.

Gemma 3 12B is 1 month newer than Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct.

Gemma 3 12B

Mar 12, 2025

1.2 years ago

1mo newer
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

Jan 31, 2025

1.3 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Google
Larger context window (131,072 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

No standout differentiators in the data we have for this pair.

Detailed Comparison

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Feature
Google
Gemma 3 12B
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Gemma 3 12B vs Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct.

Which is better, Gemma 3 12B or Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct?

Gemma 3 12B (Google) and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct (Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.

How does Gemma 3 12B compare to Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct in benchmarks?

Gemma 3 12B scores GSM8k: 94.4%, IFEval: 88.9%, DocVQA: 87.1%, BIG-Bench Hard: 85.7%, HumanEval: 85.4%. Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct scores TAU-bench Retail: 77.5%, SWE-Bench Verified: 69.6%, BFCL-v3: 68.7%, Aider-Polyglot: 61.8%, TAU-bench Airline: 60.0%.

What are the context window sizes for Gemma 3 12B and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct?

Gemma 3 12B supports 131K tokens and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Gemma 3 12B and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct?

Key differences include multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Gemma vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemma 3 12B and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct?

Gemma 3 12B is developed by Google and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.