Head-to-head comparison across 1benchmark categories. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.
Sibling matchup inside the Gemma 4 family.
Gemma 4 12B
53
Gemma 4 E4B
37
Gemma 4 12B makes more sense if knowledge is the priority or you need the larger 256K context window, while Gemma 4 E4B is the cleaner fit if its score, price, or context tradeoffs line up better with your workload.
Knowledge
+12.2 difference
Gemma 4 12B
Gemma 4 E4B
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$0 / $0
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256K
128K
Gemma 4 12B makes more sense if knowledge is the priority or you need the larger 256K context window, while Gemma 4 E4B is the cleaner fit if its score, price, or context tradeoffs line up better with your workload.
Gemma 4 12B and Gemma 4 E4B sit in the same Gemma 4 family. This page is less about two unrelated model lineages and more about how the siblings trade off on benchmark shape, token costs, and practical limits like context window.
Gemma 4 12B is clearly ahead on the provisional aggregate, 53 to 37. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.
Gemma 4 12B's sharpest advantage is in knowledge, where it averages 77.8 against 65.6. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is GPQA, 78.8% to 58.6%.
Gemma 4 12B gives you the larger context window at 256K, compared with 128K for Gemma 4 E4B.
Gemma 4 12B and Gemma 4 E4B are sibling variants in the Gemma 4 family, so the right pick depends on whether you value the better benchmark line, cheaper tokens, or the larger context window. Gemma 4 12B is ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard 53 to 37.
Gemma 4 12B has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 77.8 versus 65.6. Inside this category, GPQA is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
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