Which is cheaper, Gemma 3 12B or Mistral Embed?

Neither: both run at $0.30 per million tokens, three parts input to one part output, read on 24 Sept 2026.

Where is each one cheapest?

Gemma 3 12B: nobody goes below OpenRouter's own price with a reason we can point at, so $0.30 is the number to beat. Mistral Embed: nobody goes below the maker's own price with a reason we can point at, so $0.30 is the number to beat.

Can I buy both from one provider?

Yes. One provider sells both: Nous Portal. The cheapest of them for the two together is Nous Portal.

Which holds more context?

Gemma 3 12B, at 131k tokens against 8k.

Gemma 3 12B vs Mistral Embed.

model vs model · prices as of 24 Sept 2026

Gemma 3 12B takes 2 of 5 rounds against Mistral Embed. Both cost $0.30 per million tokens to run.

Googlewins 2 rounds

Gemma 3 12B

$0.30/M tokens

OpenRouter list price, nothing below it is accounted for · $0.039 per 1,000 pages

131k context · tool calling · reads images · open weights

Mistral AI

Mistral Embed

$0.30/M tokens

Mistral AI list price, nothing below it is accounted for · $0.06 per 1,000 pages

8k context

List price in (lower wins)

$0.05/M

$0.10/M

List price out (lower wins)

$0.15/M

$0/M

Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)

none below list

Standard price (lower wins)

$0.30/M

Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)

$0.039

$0.06

Context

131k tokens

8k tokens

Open weights

yes

Tool calling

yes

Structured output

yes

not stated

Reads images

yes

Reasoning

Released

13 Mar 2025

11 Dec 2023

Providers selling it

Price we measure against

OpenRouter

the maker's own

Trains on your prompts (no is better)

no provider to check

Providers selling both · 1

Nous Portal$0.30 / $0.30

Gemma 3 12B then Mistral Embed, per million tokens

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Gemma 3 12B or Mistral Embed?: Neither: both run at $0.30 per million tokens, three parts input to one part output, read on 24 Sept 2026.
Where is each one cheapest?: Gemma 3 12B: nobody goes below OpenRouter's own price with a reason we can point at, so $0.30 is the number to beat. Mistral Embed: nobody goes below the maker's own price with a reason we can point at, so $0.30 is the number to beat.
Can I buy both from one provider?: Yes. One provider sells both: Nous Portal. The cheapest of them for the two together is Nous Portal.
Which holds more context?: Gemma 3 12B, at 131k tokens against 8k.

Prices exclude tax and are per million tokens, read 24 Sept 2026 from each provider's own catalog. The standard price blends three parts input to one part output; a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.