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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Gemma 4 12B IT vs Qwen3.7 Plus

Gemma 4 12B IT comes out ahead, 75 to 65 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Our pick

    Google

    Gemma 4 12B IT

    Released Jun 9, 2026

    75/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.075 / $0.275
    • Context262K
    Full specs Remove Gemma 4 12B IT

  2. Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen3.7 Plus

    Released Jun 2, 2026

    65/100
    • ECI147.4
    • Price$0.40 / $1.60
    • Context1M
    Full specs Remove Qwen3.7 Plus

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01 — Verdict

Gemma 4 12B IT is our pick

Gemma 4 12B IT is the better all-round choice, scoring 75/100 against Qwen3.7 Plus (65). It leads on price. Qwen3.7 Plus wins on inputs & features and context window. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

  • CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
  • Lowest priceGemma 4 12B ITGemma 4 12B IT $0.125 · Qwen3.7 Plus $0.70 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextQwen3.7 PlusQwen3.7 Plus 1,000,000 · Gemma 4 12B IT 262,144 tokens
  • Widest inputsQwen3.7 PlusGemma 4 12B IT: Text, Images · Qwen3.7 Plus: Text, Images, Video
  • Self-hostingGemma 4 12B ITPublishes downloadable weights
How the score is built
MeasureWeightGemma 4 12B ITQwen3.7 Plus
Price50%9357
Inputs & features30%7080
Context window20%3760
Overall100%75/10065/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

Gemma 4 12B IT vs Qwen3.7 Plus specifications side by side
SpecificationGemma 4 12B ITGoogleQwen3.7 PlusAlibaba (Qwen)
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)—147.4
ECI rank—#61 of 148
GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions—87.9%
FrontierMath Tiers 1–3Research-level mathematics—34.4%
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics—93.3%
Price per million tokens
Input$0.075 (best)$0.40
Output$0.275 (best)$1.60
Cached input—$0.04
Blended (3:1)$0.125 (best)$0.70
Long-context rateSame rateOver 256K: $1.20 / $4.80
Price sourceMedian of 2 providersOfficial Alibaba API
Limits
Context window262,144 tokens1,000,000 tokens (best)
Max output32,768 tokens64,000 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesYesYes
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoNoYes
ReasoningYesYes
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputYesYes
Availability
WeightsOpenProprietary
API model ID—qwen3.7-plus
API providers225 (best)
ReleasedJun 9, 2026Jun 2, 2026
Knowledge cutoff—Apr 2025
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Gemma 4 12B IT$1.30
  • Qwen3.7 Plus$7.20
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Gemma 4 12B IT or Qwen3.7 Plus?

Gemma 4 12B IT is the better all-round choice, scoring 75/100 against Qwen3.7 Plus (65). It leads on price. Qwen3.7 Plus wins on inputs & features and context window. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

Which is cheaper, Gemma 4 12B IT or Qwen3.7 Plus?

Gemma 4 12B IT is cheaper at $0.075 input / $0.275 output per million tokens (median across 2 API providers). Qwen3.7 Plus costs $0.40 input / $1.60 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.125 per million tokens for Gemma 4 12B IT versus $0.70 for Qwen3.7 Plus (5.6× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Gemma 4 12B IT has not been scored yet and Qwen3.7 Plus has an ECI of 147.4.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Gemma 4 12B IT and Qwen3.7 Plus yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Qwen3.7 Plus has the largest context window at 1,000,000 tokens, against 262,144 for Gemma 4 12B IT. Maximum output per response: Gemma 4 12B IT up to 32,768, Qwen3.7 Plus up to 64,000 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Gemma 4 12B IT accepts text and images; Qwen3.7 Plus accepts text, images and video. Qwen3.7 Plus handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Gemma 4 12B IT publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Qwen3.7 Plus is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Gemma 4 12B IT is the newest, released Jun 9, 2026. Qwen3.7 Plus came out Jun 2, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: Qwen3.7 Plus Apr 2025.

How do you decide the winner?

Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.

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