Name: google/gemma-4-12B-it
Author: google

Question 1

What does this google/gemma-4-12B-it vs google/gemma-4-E4B-it comparison cover?

Accepted Answer

It brings together documented inputs and outputs, token limits, deployment terms and available pricing. When both models have source-linked, verified results on a shared benchmark, those results are shown with their individual sources. The comparison is a starting point for evaluating your own workload.

Question 2

Which is cheaper: google/gemma-4-12B-it or google/gemma-4-E4B-it?

Accepted Answer

google/gemma-4-12B-it lists $0.06 input and $0.30 output per 1M tokens. google/gemma-4-E4B-it lists $0.04 input and $0.20 output. The cheaper workload depends on the mix of input and output. Long-context tiers, caching, batch processing and retries can change the bill.

Question 3

Which has the larger context window: google/gemma-4-12B-it or google/gemma-4-E4B-it?

Accepted Answer

google/gemma-4-12B-it lists 262.14K tokens and google/gemma-4-E4B-it lists 131.07K. google/gemma-4-12B-it therefore has the larger recorded context window, but capacity alone is not a quality score.

Question 4

Which is faster: google/gemma-4-12B-it or google/gemma-4-E4B-it?

Accepted Answer

There is no matched speed measurement for both models with the same source, host, region and date. Test the same prompts at your expected concurrency and measure time to the first useful response as well as complete task time.

Question 5

What input and output types do google/gemma-4-12B-it and google/gemma-4-E4B-it support?

Accepted Answer

google/gemma-4-12B-it records text, image, audio, video input and text, image, audio, video output. google/gemma-4-E4B-it records text, image, audio, video input and text, image, audio, video output. “Not documented” means the current source record is incomplete; it does not prove that a modality is unsupported.

Question 6

Should I choose google/gemma-4-12B-it or google/gemma-4-E4B-it?

Accepted Answer

Consider google/gemma-4-12B-it if you need larger context or larger maximum output. Consider google/gemma-4-E4B-it if you need a lower listed input rate or a lower listed output rate. Test both on the same representative examples and judge the output against your acceptance criteria. Include tool failures, retries and the time to a completed task.

Specification	google/gemma-4-12B-it	google/gemma-4-E4B-it
Provider	google	google
Listed pricing route	google	google
Model family	—	—
Accepted inputs	text, image, audio, video	text, image, audio, video
Produced outputs	text, image, audio, video	text, image, audio, video
Context window	262.14KHigher	131.07K
Max output	32.77KHigher	16.38K
Input price / 1M	$0.06	$0.04Lower
Output price / 1M	$0.30	$0.20Lower
Reasoning mode	Not documented	Not documented
Tool calling	Documented	Documented
Image input	Documented	Documented
Audio input	Documented	Documented
Structured output	Not documented	Not documented
License	Not documented	Not documented

google/gemma-4-12B-it vs google/gemma-4-E4B-it

google/gemma-4-12B-it

google/gemma-4-E4B-it

Key differences

Pricing, limits and capabilities

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Documentation and model profiles

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