Gemma 3 12B Instruct API Provider Benchmarking & Analysis
Analysis of API providers for Gemma 3 12B Instruct across performance metrics including latency (time to first token), output speed (output tokens per second), price and others. API providers benchmarked include Google (AI Studio), DeepInfra, Databricks, Amazon Bedrock, Cloudflare.
Fastest
Databricks
Amazon
DeepInfraGoogle (AI Studio)
CloudflareOutput speed
Total 5 providers
Lowest Latency
DeepInfraDatabricksCloudflareAmazonGoogle (AI Studio)Time to first token
Total 5 providers
Lowest Price
DeepInfraAmazonDatabricksCloudflareBlended price (per 1M tokens)
Total 5 providers
Gemma 3 12B is available through 5 API providers, each offering different performance characteristics and pricing. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across providers.
- For output speed, the top providers are Databricks (95.1 t/s), Amazon (89.1 t/s), DeepInfra (42.6 t/s). Speed varies significantly across providers, with a 486% difference between the fastest and slowest.
- For latency, DeepInfra (0.74s), Databricks (0.76s), Cloudflare (1.07s) offer the lowest time to first token.
- For pricing, DeepInfra (0.06), Amazon (0.14), Databricks (0.24) offer the lowest blended prices per 1M tokens. Prices vary up to 6.4x across providers.
- DeepInfra offers both the lowest latency and best pricing, making it attractive for cost-conscious applications. Databricks is the fastest option for throughput-intensive workloads.
Update: Default performance benchmarking workload has updated to 10k input tokens to better reflect production use cases. You can still select different workloads above!
Pricing
Pricing: Input and Output Prices: Gemma 3 12B Providers
Speed vs. Price: Gemma 3 12B Providers
Speed
Measured by Output Speed (tokens per second)
Output Speed: Gemma 3 12B Providers
Latency vs. Output Speed: Gemma 3 12B Providers
Latency
Measured by Time (seconds) to First Token
Time to First Token: Gemma 3 12B Providers
End-to-End Response Time
Seconds to output 500 Tokens, calculated based on time to first token, 'thinking' time for reasoning models, and output speed
End-to-End Response Time: Gemma 3 12B Providers
API Features
Function (Tool) Calling & JSON Mode: Gemma 3 12B Providers
DeepInfra
DatabricksContext Window: Gemma 3 12B Providers
Summary Table of Key Comparison Metrics
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Gemma 3 12B Instruct providers
Gemma 3 12B Instruct is available through 5 API providers: Google (AI Studio), DeepInfra, Databricks, Amazon, and Cloudflare. Each provider offers different performance characteristics and pricing.
Gemma 3 12B Instruct is currently available through 5 API providers that we benchmark and track.
The fastest providers for Gemma 3 12B Instruct by output speed are Databricks (95.1 t/s), Amazon (89.1 t/s), and DeepInfra (42.6 t/s). Output speed measures how quickly tokens are generated after the model starts responding.
The providers with the lowest time to first token for Gemma 3 12B Instruct are DeepInfra (0.74s), Databricks (0.76s), and Cloudflare (1.07s). Lower latency means faster initial response time.
The most affordable providers for Gemma 3 12B Instruct by blended price are DeepInfra ($0.06 per 1M tokens), Amazon ($0.14 per 1M tokens), and Databricks ($0.24 per 1M tokens). Blended price uses a 3:1 input to output token ratio.
The providers with the lowest input token pricing for Gemma 3 12B Instruct are DeepInfra ($0.04 per 1M input tokens), Amazon ($0.09 per 1M input tokens), and Databricks ($0.15 per 1M input tokens).
The providers with the lowest output token pricing for Gemma 3 12B Instruct are DeepInfra ($0.13 per 1M output tokens), Amazon ($0.29 per 1M output tokens), and Databricks ($0.50 per 1M output tokens).
Prices for Gemma 3 12B Instruct vary up to 6.4x across providers. The most affordable is DeepInfra at $0.06 per 1M tokens, while Cloudflare charges $0.40 per 1M tokens.
Output speed for Gemma 3 12B Instruct varies significantly across providers. Databricks is the fastest at 95.1 t/s, which is 5.9x faster than Cloudflare at 16.2 t/s.
3 of 5 providers support JSON mode for Gemma 3 12B Instruct: DeepInfra, Databricks, and Cloudflare.
4 of 5 providers support function calling for Gemma 3 12B Instruct: DeepInfra, Databricks, Amazon, and Cloudflare.
The best provider for Gemma 3 12B Instruct depends on your priorities: Databricks offers the highest output speed, DeepInfra has the lowest latency, and DeepInfra provides the most competitive pricing.
When choosing a provider for Gemma 3 12B Instruct, consider: output speed (for throughput-intensive tasks), latency (for interactive applications requiring quick first responses), pricing (for cost-sensitive workloads), and API features like JSON mode or function calling.
Yes, provider performance can vary over time due to infrastructure changes, load balancing, and updates. We continuously benchmark all providers and display historical performance trends in the "Over Time" charts.
For information about Gemma 3 12B Instruct's intelligence, capabilities, modalities, and how it compares to other models, see the model overview page. View model overview