Which is cheaper for input tokens: Mistral: Devstral Small 1.1 or Google: Gemma 3 12B (free)?
Google: Gemma 3 12B (free) is cheaper on input token cost by $0.10 per 1M tokens.
Head-to-Head Pricing Benchmark
Side-by-side pricing and context window comparison for production model selection.
Default Recommendation (120M input + 60M output)
Google: Gemma 3 12B (free) is lower-cost for the default monthly workload scenario.
Adjust the workload in the calculator below to see a live recommendation for your usage.
| Metric | Mistral: Devstral Small 1.1 | Google: Gemma 3 12B (free) |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | mistralai | |
| Context Window | 131,072 | 32,768 |
| Input Cost / 1M Tokens | $0.1000 | $0.0000 |
| Output Cost / 1M Tokens | $0.3000 | $0.0000 |
| Projected Monthly Cost | $30 | $0.00 |
| Vision | ❌ No | ✅ Yes |
| Tool Calling | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
| Structured Output | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
| Reasoning | ❌ No | ❌ No |
| MMLU Score | 67.8 | N/A |
| GPQA | 53.2 | N/A |
Price History
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Mistral: Devstral Small 1.1
$30
per month
Google: Gemma 3 12B (free)
$0.00
per month
Lower costLive Recommendation
Google: Gemma 3 12B (free) is lower-cost at 120M input + 60M output tokens/month.
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Common questions for Mistral: Devstral Small 1.1 vs Google: Gemma 3 12B (free) pricing decisions.
Google: Gemma 3 12B (free) is cheaper on input token cost by $0.10 per 1M tokens.
Google: Gemma 3 12B (free) is cheaper on output token cost by $0.30 per 1M tokens.
$30 difference for the default scenario (120M input + 60M output tokens/month).
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