Model comparison
Gemma 4 12B vs Soofi S 30B-A3B
Head-to-head evidence from 4 shared benchmark results across 2 categories. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.
Evidence parity. Gemma 4 12B and Soofi S 30B-A3B share 4 comparable benchmark results. 1 of 8 categories are comparable. 21 results are unique to Gemma 4 12B; 4 to Soofi S 30B-A3B.
Updated July 15, 2026- Shared results
- 4
- Gemma 4 12B only
- 21
- Soofi S 30B-A3B only
- 4
- Comparable categories
- 1 / 8
Pick Gemma 4 12B if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Soofi S 30B-A3B only becomes the better choice if you need the larger 1M context window or you would rather avoid the extra latency and token burn of a reasoning model.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 4 shared benchmark results across 2 evidence categories; 1 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.
Why this result
Gemma 4 12B has the cleaner provisional overall profile here, landing at 48 versus 45. It is a real lead, but still close enough that category-level strengths matter more than the headline number.
Gemma 4 12B's sharpest advantage is in knowledge, where it averages 77.5 against 49.9. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is GPQA, 78.8% to 43.4%.
Gemma 4 12B is the reasoning model in the pair, while Soofi S 30B-A3B is not. That usually helps on harder chain-of-thought-heavy tests, but it can also mean more latency and more token spend in real use. Soofi S 30B-A3B gives you 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 | Gemma 4 12B | Δ | Soofi S 30B-A3B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge | Gemma 4 12B77.5 | Margin← 27.6 | Soofi S 30B-A3B49.9 |
| Reasoning | Gemma 4 12B43.4 | MarginNo overlap | Soofi S 30B-A3BNot measured |
| Math | Gemma 4 12B77.5 | MarginNo overlap | Soofi S 30B-A3BNot measured |
| Multimodal | Gemma 4 12B69.1 | MarginNo overlap | Soofi S 30B-A3BNot measured |
Decisive benchmark drivers
The largest measured benchmark gaps in this matchup, with exact reported values.
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GPQA
KnowledgeA 78.8%B 43.4%Winner: Gemma 4 12BΔ 35.4GPQA: Gemma 4 12B scored 78.8%; Soofi S 30B-A3B scored 43.4%. Gemma 4 12B wins this benchmark. - Source ↗
MMLU-Pro
KnowledgeA 77.2%B 51.4%Winner: Gemma 4 12BΔ 25.8MMLU-Pro: Gemma 4 12B scored 77.2%; Soofi S 30B-A3B scored 51.4%. Gemma 4 12B wins this benchmark.
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | Gemma 4 12B | Soofi S 30B-A3B | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | Gemma 4 12BNot available | Soofi S 30B-A3B$0 input / $0 output | A complete price comparison is not available. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | Gemma 4 12BNot available | Soofi S 30B-A3BNot available | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | Gemma 4 12BNot available | Soofi S 30B-A3BNot available | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | Gemma 4 12B256K | Soofi S 30B-A3B1M | Soofi S 30B-A3B lists the larger context window. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 12B | Soofi S 30B-A3B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| τ²-bench resultsSource | 36.3% | — | Not comparable |
Coding4 benchmarks
Reasoning5 benchmarks
KnowledgeGemma 4 12B wins12 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 12B | Soofi S 30B-A3B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQASource | 78.8% | 43.4% | Gemma 4 12B leads |
| GPQA-DSource | 78.8% | 43.4% | Gemma 4 12B leads |
| MMLU-ProSource | 77.2% | 51.4% | Gemma 4 12B leads |
| HLE w/o toolsSource | 5.2% | — | Not comparable |
| MMMLUSource | 83.4% | — | Not comparable |
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | 22.0% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | 75.3% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-HLESource | 14.8% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | -51.9% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | 16.0% | — | Not comparable |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | 80.8% | — | Not comparable |
| AGIEvalSource | — | 66.9% | Not comparable |
Math2 benchmarks
Multimodal4 benchmarks
Inst. Following1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 12B | Soofi S 30B-A3B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-IFBenchSource | 73.5% | — | Not comparable |
Frequently Asked Questions (2)
Which is better, Gemma 4 12B or Soofi S 30B-A3B?
Gemma 4 12B is ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 48 to 45. The biggest single separator in this matchup is GPQA, where the scores are 78.8% and 43.4%.
Which is better for knowledge tasks, Gemma 4 12B or Soofi S 30B-A3B?
Gemma 4 12B has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 77.5 versus 49.9. Inside this category, GPQA is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
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