Model comparison
Claude 3 Opus vs Gemma 4 12B
Head-to-head evidence from 4 shared benchmark results across 2 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Public leaderboard positions: Claude 3 Opus #168 (Supported); Gemma 4 12B #137 (Estimated). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. Claude 3 Opus and Gemma 4 12B share 4 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 1 result is unique to Claude 3 Opus; 19 to Gemma 4 12B.
Updated July 23, 2026- Shared results
- 4
- Claude 3 Opus only
- 1
- Gemma 4 12B only
- 19
- Comparable categories
- 0 / 8
Benchmark data for Claude 3 Opus and Gemma 4 12B is coming soon on BenchLM.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 4 shared benchmark results across 2 evidence categories; 0 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.
Why this result
BenchLM has partial data for these models, but not enough overlapping benchmark coverage to produce a fair score-level comparison yet.
Gemma 4 12B has the larger context window at 256K, compared with 200K for Claude 3 Opus.
Category breakdown
Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.
| Category | Claude 3 Opus | Δ | Gemma 4 12B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reasoning | Claude 3 OpusNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Gemma 4 12B43.4 |
| Knowledge | Claude 3 OpusNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Gemma 4 12B77.5 |
| Math | Claude 3 OpusNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Gemma 4 12B77.5 |
| Multimodal | Claude 3 OpusNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Gemma 4 12B69.1 |
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | Claude 3 Opus | Gemma 4 12B | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | Claude 3 Opus$15 input / $75 output | Gemma 4 12BNot available | A complete price comparison is not available. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | Claude 3 OpusNot available | Gemma 4 12BNot available | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | Claude 3 OpusNot available | Gemma 4 12BNot available | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | Claude 3 Opus200K | Gemma 4 12B256K | Gemma 4 12B lists the larger context window. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude 3 Opus | Gemma 4 12B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| τ²-bench resultsSource | — | 36.3% | Not comparable |
Coding2 benchmarks
Reasoning4 benchmarks
Knowledge11 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude 3 Opus | Gemma 4 12B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | 11.8% | 22.0% | Gemma 4 12B leads |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | 48.9% | 75.3% | Gemma 4 12B leads |
| AA-HLESource | 3.1% | 14.8% | Gemma 4 12B leads |
| GPQASource | — | 78.8% | Not comparable |
| GPQA-DSource | — | 78.8% | Not comparable |
| MMLU-ProSource | — | 77.2% | Not comparable |
| HLE w/o toolsSource | — | 5.2% | Not comparable |
| MMMLUSource | — | 83.4% | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | — | -51.9% | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | — | 16.0% | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | — | 80.8% | Not comparable |
Math1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude 3 Opus | Gemma 4 12B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIME26Source | — | 77.5% | Not comparable |
Multimodal4 benchmarks
Inst. Following1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude 3 Opus | Gemma 4 12B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-IFBenchSource | — | 73.5% | Not comparable |
Frequently Asked Questions (3)
Can I compare Claude 3 Opus and Gemma 4 12B on BenchLM yet?
Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.
Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?
BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.
What data is available for Claude 3 Opus and Gemma 4 12B today?
Claude 3 Opus: $15.00 input / $75.00 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.
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