Model comparison
Gemini 3.6 Flash vs Gemma 4 12B
Head-to-head evidence from 10 shared benchmark results across 4 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Public leaderboard positions: Gemini 3.6 Flash unranked (Not scored); Gemma 4 12B #137 (Estimated). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. Gemini 3.6 Flash and Gemma 4 12B share 10 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 9 results are unique to Gemini 3.6 Flash; 13 to Gemma 4 12B.
Updated July 21, 2026- Shared results
- 10
- Gemini 3.6 Flash only
- 9
- Gemma 4 12B only
- 13
- Comparable categories
- 0 / 8
Benchmark data for Gemini 3.6 Flash and Gemma 4 12B is coming soon on BenchLM.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 10 shared benchmark results across 4 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.
Gemini 3.6 Flash has the larger context window at 1M, compared with 256K for Gemma 4 12B.
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 | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Δ | Gemma 4 12B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic | Gemini 3.6 Flash83.0 | MarginNo overlap | Gemma 4 12BNot measured |
| Reasoning | Gemini 3.6 FlashNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Gemma 4 12B43.4 |
| Knowledge | Gemini 3.6 FlashNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Gemma 4 12B77.5 |
| Math | Gemini 3.6 FlashNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Gemma 4 12B77.5 |
| Multimodal | Gemini 3.6 FlashNot 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 | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Gemma 4 12B | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | Gemini 3.6 Flash$1.5 input / $7.5 output | Gemma 4 12BNot available | A complete price comparison is not available. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | Gemini 3.6 FlashNot available | Gemma 4 12BNot available | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | Gemini 3.6 FlashNot available | Gemma 4 12BNot available | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | Gemini 3.6 Flash1M | Gemma 4 12B256K | Gemini 3.6 Flash lists the larger context window. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic8 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Gemma 4 12B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| OSWorld-VerifiedSource | 83% | — | Not comparable |
| GDPval-AASource | 1421 | — | Not comparable |
| AA Agentic IndexSource | 38.7% | — | Not comparable |
| GDPval-AASource | 46.1% | — | Not comparable |
| AA BriefcaseSource | 961 | — | Not comparable |
| AA Tau3 BankingSource | 24.5% | — | Not comparable |
| aaTerminalBench21Source | 77.5% | — | Not comparable |
| τ²-bench resultsSource | — | 36.3% | Not comparable |
Coding3 benchmarks
Reasoning4 benchmarks
Knowledge11 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Gemma 4 12B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | 50.1% | 22.0% | Gemini 3.6 Flash leads |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | 92.8% | 75.3% | Gemini 3.6 Flash leads |
| AA-HLESource | 38.3% | 14.8% | Gemini 3.6 Flash leads |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | 23.5% | -51.9% | Gemini 3.6 Flash leads |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | 50.2% | 16.0% | Gemini 3.6 Flash leads |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | 53.5% | 80.8% | Gemini 3.6 Flash 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 |
Math1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Gemma 4 12B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIME26Source | — | 77.5% | Not comparable |
Multimodal4 benchmarks
Inst. Following1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Gemma 4 12B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-IFBenchSource | — | 73.5% | Not comparable |
Frequently Asked Questions (3)
Can I compare Gemini 3.6 Flash 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 Gemini 3.6 Flash and Gemma 4 12B today?
Gemini 3.6 Flash: $1.50 input / $7.50 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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