# DeepSeek V3.2 vs Gemma 4 12B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for DeepSeek V3.2 and Gemma 4 12B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/deepseek-v3-2-vs-gemma-4-12b
- Last updated: September 29, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 0
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.7

## Quick Verdict

No benchmark verdict yet: there is no shared sourced benchmark row for DeepSeek V3.2 and Gemma 4 12B.

## Summary

- DeepSeek V3.2 and Gemma 4 12B do not currently share a sourced benchmark row. The mirror therefore compares metadata, pricing, context windows, and each model's separately reported coverage without naming a benchmark winner.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | DeepSeek V3.2 | Gemma 4 12B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | DeepSeek | Google |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Non-Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 128K | 256K |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 50.13 | 28.32 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 7 | 12 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.28 / $0.42 | N/A |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3.2 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Gemma 4 12B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3.2 | Gemma 4 12B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Claw-Eval | 40.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| VITA-Bench | 18.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Gert Labs | 29.57% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3.2 public-lane score: 32.1 (Estimated · #89/143)
- Gemma 4 12B public-lane score: 21.7 (Estimated · #118/143)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3.2 | Gemma 4 12B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-Rebench | 60.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| React Native Evals | 71.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | Coming soon | 72.0% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3.2 public-lane score: 53.6 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Gemma 4 12B public-lane score: 34.9 (Unranked · 4 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3.2 | Gemma 4 12B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| BBH | Coming soon | 53% | Coming soon |
| MRCRv2 | Coming soon | 43.4% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3.2 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Gemma 4 12B public-lane score: 27.2 (#46/50)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3.2 | Gemma 4 12B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU-Pro | Coming soon | 69.1% | Coming soon |
| MathVision | Coming soon | 79.7% | Coming soon |
| MedXpertQA (MM) | Coming soon | 48.7% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3.2 public-lane score: 41.7 (Estimated · #91/169)
- Gemma 4 12B public-lane score: 31.2 (Supported · #135/169)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3.2 | Gemma 4 12B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | Coming soon | 78.8% | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | Coming soon | 78.8% | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro | Coming soon | 77.2% | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | Coming soon | 5.2% | Coming soon |
| MMMLU | Coming soon | 83.4% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3.2 public-lane score: 56.7 (#75/124)
- Gemma 4 12B public-lane score: 88.7 (#22/124)

### Mathematics

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek V3.2 public-lane score: 40 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Gemma 4 12B public-lane score: 53 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3.2 | Gemma 4 12B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 22.100% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | 2.100% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AIME26 | Coming soon | 77.5% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Can I compare DeepSeek V3.2 and Gemma 4 12B on BenchLM yet?

Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but sourced benchmark coverage is still incomplete for a fair score-level comparison.

### Why does this page show "coming soon" values?

BenchLM only calls winners when public benchmark coverage is available on both sides of the comparison.

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- [Gemma 4 12B vs DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)](/compare/deepseek-v3-2-thinking-vs-gemma-4-12b)
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- [Gemma 4 12B vs Gemma 4 26B A4B](/compare/gemma-4-12b-vs-gemma-4-26b-a4b)

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