Gemma 4 12B vs NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL: Release Comparison
Comparison of the Gemma 4 12B and NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL releases: 2 and 2 models respectively, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across all 4 models.
- For intelligence, Gemma 4 12B scores highest: Gemma 4 12B (Reasoning) at 14, against NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Reasoning) at 7 for NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL.
- For output speed, NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL is fastest: NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning) at 194 t/s, against Gemma 4 12B (Reasoning) at 112 t/s for Gemma 4 12B.
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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 | 2.37s | 20.28s | 24.76s | - | 12B | 256k | Jun 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text, image, speech, and video | Supports: text |  | |||
| Gemma 4 12B (Non-reasoning) | Google | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0.1 | $0.10 | $0.30 | - | - | - | - | - | 110 | 2.34s | 2.34s | 6.89s | - | 12B | 262k | Jun 2026 | - | No | Supports: text, image, speech, and video | Supports: text | | |||
| NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Reasoning) |  NVIDIA | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0.2 | $0.20 | $0.60 | - | - | - | - | - | 94 | 7.83s | 29.01s | 34.30s | - | 13.2B | 128k | Oct 2025 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text |  | |||
| NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL (Non-reasoning) | NVIDIA | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0.2 | $0.20 | $0.60 | - | - | - | - | - | 194 | 1.93s | 1.93s | 4.51s | - | 13.2B | 128k | Oct 2025 | - | No | Supports: text and image | Supports: text |  | |||