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Head to head

GLM 5.3 FlashvsGemma 3 12B

For tasks, about a month.

Verdict · measured basis

Gemma 3 12B costs $0.0000 per solved task against GLM 5.3 Flash at $0.0033▼ 67x cheaper. Over 200 tasks that is $0.66 a month.

On output token price alone Gemma 3 12B looks 1.7x cheaper. The ranking holds, but the margin changes.

Verified pricing, pass rate and cost per solved task for GLM 5.3 Flash and Gemma 3 12B
FigureGLM 5.3 FlashGemma 3 12B
Input $/Mtok$0.075$0.05
Output $/Mtok$0.25$0.15
Cached input $/Mtok$0.015$0.05
Pass rate50%67%
Cost per solved task$0.0033measured$0.0000measured
Cost per month$0.67$0.01

Cost per month against tasks per month · drag the marker

Monthly cost against tasks per monthLog-log lines for Gemma 3 12B (measured, $0.0000 per solved task), GLM 5.3 Flash (measured, $0.0033 per solved task) from 10 to 100,000 tasks a month. Marker at 200 tasks.101001k10k100k$0.001$0.01$0.1$1$10$100TASKS / MONTH (log) →200 tasksGemma 3 12B · MEASURED · $0.0000 per solved task$0.01GLM 5.3 Flash · MEASURED · $0.0033 per solved task$0.67— Gemma 3 12B · MEASURED— GLM 5.3 Flash · MEASURED

Solid measured · dashed modeled · dotted stale. The gap is the verdict.

Solvency Bench (solvency.dev) — first-party measurement · verified 2026-08-26 · prices from each provider's pricing page; measured rows ignore the tier · Methodology · All models at these settings