How to interpret the Cheapest Gemma 3 12B Inference Providers
1 of 1 Gemma 3 12B endpoint currently have the published data required for this ranking. DeepInfra leads at $0.083333 / 1M tokens via deepinfra/bf16. The table keeps unranked routes visible so missing measurements do not look like missing provider availability.
How estimated token cost is ranked
The cheapest ranking uses a 1,000-input/500-output-token ratio and reports the blended result per 1 million total tokens. Because providers can price input and output differently, a workload with a different token ratio may produce a different order.
Compare DeepInfra with the next option
Only 1 route currently qualifies, so the rank alone provides limited choice. Review every visible endpoint for price, speed, uptime, context length, and route-specific configuration.
Use the route, not only the provider name
Gemma 3 12B has 1 published provider option, and performance data is matched to each exact OpenRouter routing tag. Different quantization, context, regional deployment, or provider configuration can change price and behavior even when the underlying model name is identical.