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Gemma 4 12B: Benchmarks, Pricing & Context Window

Gemma 4 12B is a language model from Google, released in May 2026, with multimodal input.

Gemma 4 12B is Google DeepMind's encoder-free multimodal instruction-tuned model with 11.95 billion parameters and a 256K context window. It supports text, image, audio, and video inputs with text output, projecting image patches and audio

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Gemma 4 12B examples

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Gemma 4 12B license

Gemma 4 12B is released under the Apache 2.0 license, which permits commercial use, has 12.0B parameters, has a knowledge cutoff of January 2025.

License
Apache 2.0
Commercial use allowed
Parameters
12.0B
Knowledge cutoff
January 2025

Apache License 2.0 - allows commercial use

FAQ

Common questions about Gemma 4 12B.

What is the Gemma 4 12B release date?

Gemma 4 12B was released on May 23, 2026 by Google.

Who created Gemma 4 12B?

Gemma 4 12B was created by Google.

How many parameters does Gemma 4 12B have?

Gemma 4 12B has 12.0 billion parameters.

What is the license for Gemma 4 12B?

Gemma 4 12B is released under the Apache 2.0 license. This is an open-source/open-weight license.

What is the knowledge cutoff date for Gemma 4 12B?

Gemma 4 12B has a knowledge cutoff of January 2025. This means the model was trained on data up to this date and may not have information about events after this time.

Is Gemma 4 12B multimodal?

Yes, Gemma 4 12B is a multimodal model that can process both text and images as input.