Gemma 3 12B Instruct
Gemma 3 12B Instruct is Google's language model with a 131K context window and up to 16K output tokens, available from 6 providers, starting at $0.05 / 1M input and $0.1 / 1M output. An instruction-tuned 12B Gemma 3 LLM supporting vision-language inputs and 128k context.
Capabilities
Input2/5
Text✓
Image✓
Audio·
Video·
PDF·
Output1/5
Text✓
Image·
Audio·
Video·
Embedding·
Capabilities4/13
Reasoning·
Adaptive Reasoning·
Function Calling✓
Parallel Function Calling✓
Structured Outputs✓
Native JSON Schema✓
Web Search·
URL Context·
Computer Use·
Code Execution·
File Search·
Prompt Caching·
Assistant Prefill·
Pricing by Provider
US Dollar ($)
Per 1M tokens
| Provider | Standard | Batch | Flex | Priority | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Input $ / 1M | Output $ / 1M | Input $ / 1M | Output $ / 1M | Input $ / 1M | Output $ / 1M | Input $ / 1M | Output $ / 1M | |
| $0.09 | $0.29 | $0.05 | $0.15 | $0.05 | $0.15 | $0.16 | $0.51 | |
| $0.345 | $0.556 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| $0.1 | $0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| $0.05 | $0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| $0.05 | $0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| $0.05 | $0.15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Cost Calculator
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Cheapest Instances to Run It
Cloud GPU instances that can host Gemma 3 12B Instruct, ranked by cheapest on-demand price. The model needs about 29 GB of GPU memory at FP16 precision (estimated from its parameter count), so treat the fit as guidance rather than a guarantee.
All clouds
FP16 (full precision)
US Dollar ($)
Instance | Cloud | GPU | VRAM | Price | Cheapest region | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_NV16as_v4 |  Azure | AMD Radeon Instinct MI25 | 32 GB | $0.932/hr | westus2 | |
| Standard_NP10s | Azure | AMD Alveo U250 FPGA (64GB) | 64 GB | $1.65/hr | westus2 | |
| g6e.xlarge |  AWS | L40S | 45 GB | $1.86/hr | us-east-1 | |
Versions
| Version | Released | Context | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemma 3 12B Instruct | 131K | $0.050 | $0.100 | Current | |
| Gemma 3 4B Instruct | 131K | $0.040 | $0.080 | Available | |
| Rnj 1 Instruct | 33K | — | — | Available | |
| Gemma Embedding | — | — | — | — | Available |