Head-to-Head Pricing Benchmark

OpenAI: o4 Mini High vs Google: Gemma 3 12B (free)

Side-by-side pricing and context window comparison for production model selection.

Input delta: $1.10Output delta: $4.40Monthly delta: $396

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.

MetricOpenAI: o4 Mini HighGoogle: Gemma 3 12B (free)
Developeropenaigoogle
Context Window200,00032,768
Input Cost / 1M Tokens$1.10$0.0000
Output Cost / 1M Tokens$4.40$0.0000
Projected Monthly Cost$396$0.00
Vision✅ Yes✅ Yes
Tool Calling✅ Yes❌ No
Structured Output✅ Yes❌ No
Reasoning✅ Yes❌ No
MMLU ScoreN/AN/A

Price History

OpenAI: o4 Mini High Pricing Trend

Input / 1M tokens0.0%Output / 1M tokens0.0%
Mar 7Mar 11
$1.10$2.75$4.40Mar 7Mar 8Mar 9Mar 10Mar 11

Current Input / 1M

$1.10

Current Output / 1M

$4.40

Price History

Google: Gemma 3 12B (free) Pricing Trend

Input / 1M tokensOutput / 1M tokens
Mar 7Mar 11
$0.000000$0.000000$0.000000Mar 7Mar 8Mar 9Mar 10Mar 11

Current Input / 1M

$0.000000

Current Output / 1M

$0.000000

Cost Calculator

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OpenAI: o4 Mini High

$396

per month

Google: Gemma 3 12B (free)

$0.00

per month

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Live Recommendation

Google: Gemma 3 12B (free) is lower-cost at 120M input + 60M output tokens/month.

Google: Gemma 3 12B (free) saves $396/mo at this workload
Open OpenAI: o4 Mini High model pageOpen Google: Gemma 3 12B (free) model page

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FAQ

Common questions for OpenAI: o4 Mini High vs Google: Gemma 3 12B (free) pricing decisions.

Which is cheaper for input tokens: OpenAI: o4 Mini High or Google: Gemma 3 12B (free)?

Google: Gemma 3 12B (free) is cheaper on input token cost by $1.10 per 1M tokens.

Which is cheaper for output tokens: OpenAI: o4 Mini High or Google: Gemma 3 12B (free)?

Google: Gemma 3 12B (free) is cheaper on output token cost by $4.40 per 1M tokens.

What is the projected monthly cost difference between OpenAI: o4 Mini High and Google: Gemma 3 12B (free)?

$396 difference for the default scenario (120M input + 60M output tokens/month).

How should I choose between OpenAI: o4 Mini High and Google: Gemma 3 12B (free)?

Use this page to compare context window and token pricing, then open each model page to evaluate additional alternatives and monthly workload fit.