Gemma 3 12B vs Qwen3.5 397B A17B
Google vs Alibaba — benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities side by side.
- •Qwen3.5 397B A17B has the higher intelligence index (89.3 vs 55.5)
- •Gemma 3 12B is cheaper ($0.04 vs $0.39 per 1M input)
- •Qwen3.5 397B A17B is faster
- •Qwen3.5 397B A17B has a larger context window (262K)
| Gemma 3 12B | Qwen3.5 397B A17B | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence index | 55.5 | 89.3 |
| Developer | Alibaba | |
| Type | Multimodal | Multimodal |
| Access | Open weights | Open weights |
| Context window | 131,072 tokens | 262,144 tokens |
| Input price | $0.04 / 1M | $0.39 / 1M |
| Output price | $0.13 / 1M | $2.34 / 1M |
| Speed | 33 tok/s | 53 tok/s |
| Released | March 13, 2025 | February 16, 2026 |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image, Video |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
Shared benchmarks
Gemma 3 12B
Qwen3.5 397B A17B
GPQA Diamond
40.9
89.3