Model comparison
ERNIE 5.1 vs Gemma 3 12B
ERNIE 5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 32.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
Baidu
GoogleSummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. ERNIE 5.1 scores higher in 8 categories and Gemma 3 12B in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where ERNIE 5.1 leads 40.3 to 22.3.
- Gemma 3 12B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| ERNIE 5.1 | Gemma 3 12B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Baidu | |
| Noometry Index | 43.8 | 32.1 |
| Released | — | 2025-03-12 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 131K |
| Max output | — | 8K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.05 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.15 |
| Results tracked | 19 | 24 |
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Category by category
Coding ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 44.0 (#76), Gemma 3 12B: 31.7 (#280)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Gemma 3 12B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1488 | 1281 |
| SciCode | — | 17.4% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
ERNIE 5.1: —, Gemma 3 12B: 25.5 (#108)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Gemma 3 12B |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 30.4% |
| LMArena Search | 1227 | — |
Reasoning ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 21.9 (#211), Gemma 3 12B: 15.7 (#313)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Gemma 3 12B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1481 | 1309 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 23.4% | — |
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 0% |
| DTBench | — | 48.8% |
| LMCA | — | 4.5% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 123.5 |
Math ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 40.3 (#92), Gemma 3 12B: 22.3 (#279)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Gemma 3 12B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1481 | 1307 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 16.7% |
Knowledge ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 41.9 (#102), Gemma 3 12B: 26.5 (#257)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Gemma 3 12B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1492 | 1248 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 39.5% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 4.4% |
Multimodal Not comparable
ERNIE 5.1: —, Gemma 3 12B: —
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Gemma 3 12B |
|---|---|---|
| MindCube | — | 46.7% |
Multilingual ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 55.5 (#29), Gemma 3 12B: 45.7 (#165)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Gemma 3 12B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1454 | 1318 |
| LMArena German | 1470 | 1370 |
| LMArena Russian | 1459 | 1335 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1508 | — |
| LMArena French | 1488 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1422 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1427 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1473 | — |
Instruction Following ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 76.7 (#37), Gemma 3 12B: 68.6 (#186)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Gemma 3 12B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1460 | 1299 |
Long Context ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 44.7 (#59), Gemma 3 12B: 40.0 (#162)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Gemma 3 12B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1462 | 1317 |
Writing & Preference ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 65.1 (#52), Gemma 3 12B: 47.5 (#209)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Gemma 3 12B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1468 | 1334 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1441 | 1331 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1471 | 1334 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1126 |
Frequently asked questions
Is ERNIE 5.1 better than Gemma 3 12B?
ERNIE 5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 32.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is ERNIE 5.1 or Gemma 3 12B better for coding?
ERNIE 5.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 44.0 versus 31.7 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do ERNIE 5.1 and Gemma 3 12B share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. ERNIE 5.1 has 19 scored results on Noometry and Gemma 3 12B has 24.