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Gemma 3 12B IT

Gemma 3 12B IT is Google's fast, low-cost model for high-volume work. It reads images. It takes up to 128K tokens of context and writes up to 8.19K per response.

Vision inputStreaming

Output price

$0.09

USD / 1M tokens

40% below list price

Add $5, get $5 more on your first top-up.

Same Gemma 3 12B IT. 40% less.

Price
USD / 1M tokens, next to Google's list price.
TokensList pricePromptsForLess
Input$0.05$0.03
Output$0.15$0.09
Your monthly bill
Enter your monthly usage to see the difference.
At list price$0.80
With PromptsForLess$0.48

That's $0.32 saved every month.

USD, before tax and prompt caching.

Specs.

Model ID
gemma-3-12b-it
Made by
Google
Context window
128K tokens
Max output
8.19K tokens
Endpoint
/v1/chat/completions
Billing
Per token, from one balance
Built for
  • Text and code. Drafting, summarising, extraction, chat and code, with the output streamed back as it is generated.
  • Vision. Send screenshots, photos, charts and documents alongside your prompt.

Edge gateways

Requests enter at the gateway nearest your app and go straight to the model, so routing adds very little to each call.

One key, every model

Switch models by changing a string. One prepaid balance covers all of them, billed per token.

Nothing stored

We keep token counts for billing, never your prompts or responses.

Call Gemma 3 12B IT in a minute.

Point any OpenAI-compatible client at our base URL, keep your key in an environment variable, and use the model ID gemma-3-12b-it.

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import os
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.promptsforless.com/v1",
    api_key=os.environ["PFL_API_KEY"],
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="gemma-3-12b-it",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)

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Questions.

How much does Gemma 3 12B IT cost?

$0.09 / 1M tokens output and $0.03 / 1M tokens input, 40% below Google's list price. You pay per token from a prepaid balance, with no subscription or minimum. We match your first $5 top-up, so you start with $10 of credit.

Is it the real Gemma 3 12B IT?

Yes. Your requests run on Google's Gemma 3 12B IT, not a distilled copy or a substitute. The discount comes from how we buy capacity, not from changing the model.

Which tools can use Gemma 3 12B IT?

Anything that speaks the OpenAI API: set the base URL to our endpoint and use the model ID gemma-3-12b-it. We have setup guides for Cursor, Codex, OpenCode, the OpenAI and Vercel AI SDKs, LangChain and more.

How fast is it?

Requests go through our edge gateways, so the network hop adds very little on top of Gemma 3 12B IT's own generation time. Responses stream back token by token.