Gemma 3 12B

Good fit for

People who want a larger Gemma vision variant than the 4B entry already in the directory.

Why consider it

The 12B variant explicitly supports text and image input with a documented local run route.

Main limitations

Requires a compatible runtime and sufficient memory. The catalog describes a 128K context window; actual usable context depends on runtime resources. The package display varies between 8.1GB and 8.2GB, so no exact download size is published here.

Cost and access

No hosted subscription or per-token fee for this local package. Supply your own hardware; electricity and setup are not free. Gemma Terms of Use apply; this is not an Apache-licensed model.

Getting started

Install a compatible Ollama version, then run: ollama run gemma3:12b. The API filter refers to the runtime-provided local API, not a bundled hosted endpoint.