Head to head
Llama 4 ScoutvsGemma 3 12B
For tasks, about a month.
Verdict · measured basis
Gemma 3 12B costs $0.0000 per solved task against
Llama 4 Scout at $0.0001 — ▼ 1.9x cheaper.
Over 200 tasks that is $0.01 a month.
On output token price alone Gemma 3 12B looks 2.3x cheaper. The ranking holds, but the margin changes.
Verified pricing, pass rate and cost per solved task for Llama 4 Scout and Gemma 3 12B| Figure | Llama 4 Scout | Gemma 3 12B |
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| Input $/Mtok | $0.11 | $0.05 |
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| Output $/Mtok | $0.34 | $0.15 |
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| Cached input $/Mtok | $0.055 | $0.05 |
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| Pass rate | 61% | 67% |
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| Cost per solved task | $0.0001measured | $0.0000measured |
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| Cost per month | $0.02 | $0.01 |
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Cost per month against tasks per month · drag the marker
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