Gemma 3 introduces multimodality, supporting vision-language input and text outputs. It handles context windows up to 128k tokens, understands over 140 languages, and offers improved math, reasoning, and chat capabilities, including structu…
Model details →Google: Gemma 3 12B (free) vs Meta: Llama 3.2 11B Vision Instruct
Google: Gemma 3 12B (free) wins on 2 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
Llama 3.2 11B Vision is a multimodal model with 11 billion parameters, designed to handle tasks combining visual and textual data. It excels in tasks such as image captioning and visual question answering, bridging the gap between language …
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | Google: Gemma 3 12B (free) | Meta: Llama 3.2 11B Vision Instruct | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 33K | 131K | 🏆 Meta: Llama 3.2 11B Vision Instruct |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.00 | $0.05 | 🏆 Google: Gemma 3 12B (free) |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $0.00 | $0.05 | 🏆 Google: Gemma 3 12B (free) |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | — | — | Tie |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | — | — | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is Google: Gemma 3 12B (free) better than Meta: Llama 3.2 11B Vision Instruct?
Google: Gemma 3 12B (free) wins on 2 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between Google: Gemma 3 12B (free) and Meta: Llama 3.2 11B Vision Instruct?
Input: $0.00 vs $0.05 per 1M tokens. Output: $0.00 vs $0.05 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do Google: Gemma 3 12B (free) and Meta: Llama 3.2 11B Vision Instruct support?
Google: Gemma 3 12B (free) supports up to 33K tokens. Meta: Llama 3.2 11B Vision Instruct supports up to 131K tokens.
Do both Google: Gemma 3 12B (free) and Meta: Llama 3.2 11B Vision Instruct support tool calling?
Google: Gemma 3 12B (free): not advertised. Meta: Llama 3.2 11B Vision Instruct: not advertised.