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Gemma 3 vs o3-mini-high

Google
Gemma 3
OpenAI
o3-mini-high
Overview
CompanyGoogleOpenAI
Release dateMar 12 2025Jan 31 2025
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Timeline
Release gapo3-mini-high shipped 40 days before Gemma 3

Which is better: Gemma 3 or o3-mini-high?

Gemma 3 and o3-mini-high don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. o3-mini-high shipped 40 days before Gemma 3, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Gemma 3 is open weight, while o3-mini-high is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Gemma 3 and o3-mini-high don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Gemma 3 was released by Google on Mar 12 2025.

o3-mini-high was released by OpenAI on Jan 31 2025.

Gemma 3 is an open weight model released by Google. o3-mini-high is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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