Battle of the Models

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Gemma 4 12B

Ollama

Intelligence Score 65/100
Model Popularity 0 votes
Context Window
Pricing Model Free / Open
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Apriel 1.6 15B Thinker (Free)

DEPRECATED

Together.AI

This model is no longer active/free — kept for reference.

Intelligence Score 85/100
Context Window 131K tokens
Pricing Model Free / Open
Model Popularity 0 votes
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FINAL VERDICT

Apriel 1.6 15B Thinker (Free) Wins

With an intelligence score of 85/100 vs 65/100, Apriel 1.6 15B Thinker (Free) outperforms Gemma 4 12B by 20 points.

Clear Winner: Significant performance advantage for Apriel 1.6 15B Thinker (Free).
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Detailed Comparison

Feature
Gemma 4 12B
Apriel 1.6 15B Thinker (Free)
Context Window
131K tokens
Architecture
Transformer Transformer
Est. MMLU Score
~60-64% ~80-84%
Release Date
2024 2024
Pricing Model
Free Tier Free Tier
Rate Limit (RPM)
Hardware limited Subject to availability
Daily Limit
Unlimited Unlimited (Research Preview)
Capabilities
No specific data
Reasoning Multimodal
Performance Tier
C-Tier (Good) A-Tier (Excellent)
Speed Estimate
Medium Medium
Primary Use Case
General Purpose General Purpose
Model Size
12B 15B
Limitations
  • Depends on your RAM/GPU
  • Laptop fans will spin up
  • Large models (70B+) need heavy hardware
  • Limited to specific free models
  • Research preview availability
Key Strengths
  • Local Inference: Data never leaves your device
  • Modelfiles: Script your own system prompts
  • API: Local REST API for app integration
  • Host of specific free research models
  • Open-weight model hosting
  • Access to ServiceNow Apriel models

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