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Google: Gemma 3 12B vs NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super

Try both on us. Starter credit covers your first requests, then one key routes Gemma 3 12B and Nemotron 3 Super. Switch by changing the model name.

Compare routesProviders, price, context, and policy posture in one view.

Use auto when uptime mattersKeep a primary model and let fallback handle provider failures.

Same API shapeUse the OpenAI client and set the model you want.

Practical read

Monthly evidence

Google: Gemma 3 12B has the lower published input-plus-output rate. NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super has the larger context window. Both have 5 Credits provider routes. There is not enough recent probe data to compare speed.

$0.15825/1MGoogle: Gemma 3 12B cheapest route

$0.511675/1MNVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super cheapest route

1864 msGoogle: Gemma 3 12B fastest measured p50 TTFT via databricks

not enough dataNVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super fastest measured p50 TTFT

The price comparison adds each route's rate for one million input tokens and one million output tokens; your cost depends on your input/output mix. Prices and live route measurements can change. Use the monthly reports when you need a stable evidence window, then run a small task-specific eval before choosing a production default.

Google: Gemma 3 12BNVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super

Model idgoogle/gemma-3-12b-itnvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b

Publisher Google AI Studio NVIDIA

AI IQ — —

Context131,072 tokens262,144 tokens

Credits provider routes55

Cheapest route$0.15825/1M$0.511675/1M

Cached input$0.05275/1M$0.15825/1M

Privacy posturehas ZDR routehas ZDR route

Fastest measured p50 TTFT1864 ms via databricksnot enough data

Highest measured throughputnot enough datanot enough data

Recent route uptime range100.00%100.00%

Modes chat chat

Google: Gemma 3 12B routes

Overview5 Credits routes
PricingInput, cached input, and output rates
ProvidersAll serving providers

NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super routes

Overview5 Credits routes
PricingInput, cached input, and output rates
ProvidersAll serving providers

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Production choice

Pick a default model. Keep fallback enabled.

TrustedRouter is useful when you know the model you want, but still need provider rollover, budget limits, usage records, and a prompt path you can verify.

OpenAI clientPython

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.trustedrouter.com/v1",
    api_key="sk-tr-v1-..."
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="google/gemma-3-12b-it",
    messages=messages,
)

Questions

Which should I use, Google: Gemma 3 12B or NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super?

Is Google: Gemma 3 12B or NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super cheaper?

The current cheapest TrustedRouter route is $0.15825/1M for Google: Gemma 3 12B and $0.511675/1M for NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super. The comparison uses current catalog prices and updates as provider pricing changes.

Is Google: Gemma 3 12B or NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super faster?

Current measured p50 time to first token is 1864 ms for Google: Gemma 3 12B and not enough data for NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super. These are routed probe measurements, not vendor-advertised speeds, and update as new samples arrive.

Can I test Google: Gemma 3 12B and NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Super with the same API?

Yes. Use the same OpenAI-compatible TrustedRouter base URL and API key, then change only the model id between google/gemma-3-12b-it and nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b. This makes side-by-side evals possible without maintaining two provider integrations.