GoogleGemini 3.5 Flash LiteVSGoogleGemma 4 12B
Our Take
This matchup is a choice between local privacy and cloud scale. Gemma 4 12B runs entirely on your own hardware for zero API costs and absolute data privacy. However, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is served via cloud API, offering superior reasoning accuracy (+5.2% on GPQA Diamond) and a significantly larger context window (1M vs 262k). We recommend Gemma 4 12B for private, offline workflows, or Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite if you need to process large context sizes or require peak intelligence.
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Benchmarks & Scores
Coding (swe-bench-pro)
54.2%excellent at multi-file repositories, autonomous agents, and industrial codebases
Reasoning (gpqa-diamond)Winner (+5.2%)
84%graduate-level science QA
Cost & Context
Cost (per 1M tokens)
$0.85Input: $0.30 | Output: $2.50Context WindowLarger
1.05M tokensBenchmarks & Scores
Coding (live-code-bench)
72%good at single-file apps, building games & UIs, and scripting new logic
Reasoning (gpqa-diamond)
78.8%graduate-level science QA
Cost & Context
Cost (per 1M tokens)
Self HostLocal execution (zero API fees)Context Window
262.14k tokensFrequently Asked Questions about Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs Gemma 4 12B
For coding tasks, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite scores 54.2% on swe-bench-pro (excellent at multi-file repositories, autonomous agents, and industrial codebases), while Gemma 4 12B scores 72% on live-code-bench (good at single-file apps, building games & UIs, and scripting new logic).
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