Gemma 4 12B vs Qwen3.6 27B: Release Comparison
Comparison of the Gemma 4 12B and Qwen3.6 27B 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, Qwen3.6 27B scores highest: Qwen3.6 27B (Reasoning) at 22, against Gemma 4 12B (Reasoning) at 14 for Gemma 4 12B.
- For output speed, Gemma 4 12B is fastest: Gemma 4 12B (Reasoning) at 110 t/s, against Qwen3.6 27B (Reasoning) at 58 t/s for Qwen3.6 27B.
Releases compared
Intelligence
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Cost
Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Speed & Latency
Output Speed
Capability Scores
Capability Indices
Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better
Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Humanity's Last Exam, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, MLCR-AA, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, CritPt, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Terminal-Bench v4.0 · Higher is better
Incorporates 5 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, AA-LCR v1.1 · Higher is better
Further details
Weights | Provider Benchmarks | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3.6 27B (Reasoning) |  Alibaba | 22 | 27.8B | 262k | $0.9 | 58 |    +2 | ||
| Qwen3.6 27B (Non-reasoning) | Alibaba | 20 | 27.8B | 262k | $0.9 | 56 |  +2 | ||
| Gemma 4 12B (Reasoning) |  Google | 14 | 12B | 256k | $0.1 | 110 |  | ||
| Gemma 4 12B (Non-reasoning) | Google | 9 | 12B | 262k | $0.1 | 103 | |