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Google: Gemma 3 12B API Pricing

Google: Gemma 3 12B is an API model from google. It costs $0.05 per 1M input tokens and $0.15 per 1M output tokens. Its context window is 131,072 tokens with up to 16,384 output tokens. A workload of 10M input + 2M output tokens costs about $0.8 per month.
Input
$0.05
per 1M tokens
Output
$0.15
per 1M tokens
Cached input
—
per 1M tokens
Context window
131K
131,072 tokens
Blended (80/20)
$0.07
per 1M tokens

Gemma 3 introduces multimodality, supporting vision-language input and text outputs. It handles context windows up to 128k tokens, understands over 140 languages, and offers improved math, reasoning, and chat capabilities,...

How much does Google: Gemma 3 12B cost for a real workload?

At 10M input + 2M output tokens per month, Google: Gemma 3 12B costs about $0.8 ($0.5 input + $0.3 output). Try your own volumes in the cost calculator.

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Frequently asked questions

How much does Google: Gemma 3 12B cost?

Google: Gemma 3 12B costs $0.05 per 1M input tokens and $0.15 per 1M output tokens (list price, snapshot October 21, 2026). At 10M input + 2M output tokens per month that is about $0.8.

What is the context window of Google: Gemma 3 12B?

Google: Gemma 3 12B has a context window of 131,072 tokens and can return up to 16,384 output tokens per response.

What are cheaper alternatives to Google: Gemma 3 12B?

Cheaper models include Inception: Mercury 2.5 ($0.04 in / $0.15 out), MythoMax 13B ($0.08 in / $0.11 out), Cohere: Command R7B (12-2024) ($0.0375 in / $0.15 out). See the full list on this page.

Is Google: Gemma 3 12B free to use?

No. Google: Gemma 3 12B is a paid model at $0.05 input / $0.15 output per 1M tokens. 20 free models are listed on the free models page.

Provider: google · Model ID: google/gemma-3-12b-it · Modality: text+image->text · Price snapshot October 21, 2026, refreshed daily. How we collect prices