Gemma 4 12B vs Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: Release Comparison
Comparison of the Gemma 4 12B and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview releases: 2 and 3 models respectively, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across all 5 models.
- For intelligence, Gemma 4 12B and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview tie at 14 (Gemma 4 12B (Reasoning) and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (medium)).
- For output speed, Nova 2.0 Pro Preview is fastest: Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (medium) at 120 t/s, against Gemma 4 12B (Reasoning) at 112 t/s for Gemma 4 12B.
Releases compared
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Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Intelligence Index Task
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Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better
Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, Humanity's Last Exam, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, MLCR-AA, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, CritPt, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, Terminal-Bench 4.0 · Higher is better
Incorporates 5 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, AA-LCR v1.1 · Higher is better
Further details
Input modality | Output modality | Weights | Provider Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Gemma 4 12B (Reasoning) |  Google | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0.1 | $0.10 | $0.30 | - | - | - | - | - | 112 | 2.36s | 20.28s | 24.76s | - | 12B | 256k | Jun 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text, image, speech, and video | Supports: text |  | |||
| Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (medium) |  Amazon | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1.5 | $1.25 | $10.00 | $0.312 | - | - | - | - | 120 | 14.66s | 31.32s | 35.48s | - | - | 256k | Nov 2025 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (low) | Amazon | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2.1 | $1.25 | $10.00 | - | - | - | - | - | 111 | 11.94s | 29.93s | 34.43s | - | - | 256k | Nov 2025 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (Non-reasoning) | Amazon | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2.1 | $1.25 | $10.00 | - | - | - | - | - | 104 | 0.98s | 0.98s | 5.77s | - | - | 256k | Nov 2025 | - | No | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Gemma 4 12B (Non-reasoning) | Google | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0.1 | $0.10 | $0.30 | - | - | - | - | - | 110 | 2.34s | 2.34s | 6.88s | - | 12B | 262k | Jun 2026 | - | No | Supports: text, image, speech, and video | Supports: text | | |||