Is Gemma 4 12B Instruct or MiniMax 01 cheaper?

Gemma 4 12B Instruct is cheaper on output tokens ($0.25 vs $1.12 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Gemma 4 12B Instruct or MiniMax 01?

MiniMax 01 has the larger context window (1M tokens).

Gemma 4 12B Instruct vs MiniMax 01

Gemma 4 12B Instruct is cheaper on output tokens, while MiniMax 01 offers a larger context window. Choose Gemma 4 12B Instruct or MiniMax 01 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Gemma 4 12B Instruct	MiniMax 01
Provider	NanoGPT	NanoGPT
Input / 1M tokens	$0.05	$0.14
Output / 1M tokens	$0.25	$1.12
Context window	131K	1M
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	Yes	No
Released	Jun 2026	Jan 2024

Gemma 4 12B Instruct details →MiniMax 01 details →

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