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Gemma 4 12B IT

UnrankedOpen WeightsReasoningApache 2.0
Price
Free
Self-host
Context
262.144K
tokens
Parameters
12B

One9Founders Verdictgood

Mid-size Gemma 4 instruct. Apache-2.0, 256K context. The practical single-GPU Gemma 4 when 31B is too big.

Solid local Gemma. Prefer 31B if you have the VRAM.

Best For

  • local multimodal
  • Apache self-host

Not Great For

  • frontier agents

Startup Recommendation

Good on-device / workstation default in the Gemma 4 family.

Capabilities

-Function Calling
-Structured Output
-Vision
-Web Search
-Code Execution
-MCP
-Audio Input
-Video Input
Reasoning
Streaming
-Batch API
-Computer Use

Security & Compliance

SOC 2 Type II
GDPR
HIPAA
Enterprise SSO
Audit Logs

Training data policy: N/A — open weights. Self-host for full control.

DPDP Act (India): Self-host in India for full DPDP compliance.

Data residency: Self-hosted

India Availability

Self-host in India