Is Google: Gemma 3 12B or DeepSeek: R1 cheaper?

Google: Gemma 3 12B is cheaper on output tokens ($0.13 vs $2.50 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Google: Gemma 3 12B or DeepSeek: R1?

Google: Gemma 3 12B has the larger context window (131K tokens).

Google: Gemma 3 12B vs DeepSeek: R1

Google: Gemma 3 12B is cheaper on output tokens, while Google: Gemma 3 12B offers a larger context window. Choose Google: Gemma 3 12B or DeepSeek: R1 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Google: Gemma 3 12B	DeepSeek: R1
Provider	Kilo Gateway	Kilo Gateway
Input / 1M tokens	$0.04	$0.70
Output / 1M tokens	$0.13	$2.50
Context window	131K	64K
Parameters	—	671B
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Mar 2025	Jan 2025

Google: Gemma 3 12B details →DeepSeek: R1 details →

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