Head-to-head comparison across 2benchmark categories. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.
Gemma 4 12B
53
Hy3 Preview
60
Pick Hy3 Preview if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Gemma 4 12B only becomes the better choice if knowledge is the priority.
Coding
+12.0 difference
Knowledge
+31.1 difference
Gemma 4 12B
Hy3 Preview
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Pick Hy3 Preview if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Gemma 4 12B only becomes the better choice if knowledge is the priority.
Hy3 Preview is clearly ahead on the provisional aggregate, 60 to 53. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.
Hy3 Preview is ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 60 to 53. The biggest single separator in this matchup is GPQA, where the scores are 78.8% and 87.2%.
Gemma 4 12B has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 77.8 versus 46.7. Inside this category, GPQA is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
Gemma 4 12B has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 72 versus 60. Hy3 Preview stays close enough that the answer can still flip depending on your workload.
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