Instructions to use prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF with libraries, inference providers, notebooks, and local apps. Follow these links to get started.

Libraries

How to use prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF with Transformers:

# Use a pipeline as a high-level helper
from transformers import pipeline

pipe = pipeline("image-text-to-text", model="prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF")
messages = [
    {
        "role": "user",
        "content": [
            {"type": "image", "url": "https://huggingface.co/datasets/huggingface/documentation-images/resolve/main/p-blog/candy.JPG"},
            {"type": "text", "text": "What animal is on the candy?"}
        ]
    },
]
pipe(text=messages)

# Load model directly
from transformers import AutoModel
model = AutoModel.from_pretrained("prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF", device_map="auto")

Notebooks
Google Colab
Kaggle
Local Apps Settings

llama.cpp

How to use prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF with llama.cpp:

Install (macOS, Linux)

curl -LsSf https://llama.app/install.sh | sh
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
llama serve -hf prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF:Q4_K_M
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
llama cli -hf prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Install from WinGet (Windows)

winget install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
llama serve -hf prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF:Q4_K_M
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
llama cli -hf prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Use pre-built binary

# Download pre-built binary from:
# https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp/releases
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
./llama-server -hf prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF:Q4_K_M
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
./llama-cli -hf prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Build from source code

git clone https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp.git
cd llama.cpp
cmake -B build
cmake --build build -j --target llama-server llama-cli
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
./build/bin/llama-server -hf prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF:Q4_K_M
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
./build/bin/llama-cli -hf prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Use Docker

docker model run hf.co/prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF:Q4_K_M

LM Studio
Jan

vLLM

How to use prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF with vLLM:

Install from pip and serve model

# Install vLLM from pip:
pip install vllm
# Start the vLLM server:
vllm serve "prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF"
# Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API):
curl -X POST "http://localhost:8000/v1/chat/completions" \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	--data '{
		"model": "prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF",
		"messages": [
			{
				"role": "user",
				"content": [
					{
						"type": "text",
						"text": "Describe this image in one sentence."
					},
					{
						"type": "image_url",
						"image_url": {
							"url": "https://cdn.britannica.com/61/93061-050-99147DCE/Statue-of-Liberty-Island-New-York-Bay.jpg"
						}
					}
				]
			}
		]
	}'

Use Docker

docker model run hf.co/prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF:Q4_K_M

SGLang

How to use prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF with SGLang:

Install from pip and serve model

# Install SGLang from pip:
pip install sglang
# Start the SGLang server:
python3 -m sglang.launch_server \
    --model-path "prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF" \
    --host 0.0.0.0 \
    --port 30000
# Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API):
curl -X POST "http://localhost:30000/v1/chat/completions" \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	--data '{
		"model": "prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF",
		"messages": [
			{
				"role": "user",
				"content": [
					{
						"type": "text",
						"text": "Describe this image in one sentence."
					},
					{
						"type": "image_url",
						"image_url": {
							"url": "https://cdn.britannica.com/61/93061-050-99147DCE/Statue-of-Liberty-Island-New-York-Bay.jpg"
						}
					}
				]
			}
		]
	}'

Use Docker images

docker run --gpus all \
    --shm-size 32g \
    -p 30000:30000 \
    -v ~/.cache/huggingface:/root/.cache/huggingface \
    --env "HF_TOKEN=<secret>" \
    --ipc=host \
    lmsysorg/sglang:latest \
    python3 -m sglang.launch_server \
        --model-path "prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF" \
        --host 0.0.0.0 \
        --port 30000
# Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API):
curl -X POST "http://localhost:30000/v1/chat/completions" \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	--data '{
		"model": "prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF",
		"messages": [
			{
				"role": "user",
				"content": [
					{
						"type": "text",
						"text": "Describe this image in one sentence."
					},
					{
						"type": "image_url",
						"image_url": {
							"url": "https://cdn.britannica.com/61/93061-050-99147DCE/Statue-of-Liberty-Island-New-York-Bay.jpg"
						}
					}
				]
			}
		]
	}'

Ollama
How to use prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF with Ollama:
```
ollama run hf.co/prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF:Q4_K_M
```

Unsloth Studio

How to use prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF with Unsloth Studio:

Install Unsloth Studio (macOS, Linux, WSL)

curl -fsSL https://unsloth.ai/install.sh | sh
# Run unsloth studio
unsloth studio -H 0.0.0.0 -p 8888
# Then open http://localhost:8888 in your browser
# Search for prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF to start chatting

Install Unsloth Studio (Windows)

irm https://unsloth.ai/install.ps1 | iex
# Run unsloth studio
unsloth studio -H 0.0.0.0 -p 8888
# Then open http://localhost:8888 in your browser
# Search for prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF to start chatting

Using HuggingFace Spaces for Unsloth

# No setup required
# Open https://huggingface.co/spaces/unsloth/studio in your browser
# Search for prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF to start chatting

How to use prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF with Pi:

Start the llama.cpp server

# Install llama.cpp:
brew install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server:
llama serve -hf prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Configure the model in Pi

# Install Pi:
npm install -g @mariozechner/pi-coding-agent
# Add to ~/.pi/agent/models.json:
{
  "providers": {
    "llama-cpp": {
      "baseUrl": "http://localhost:8080/v1",
      "api": "openai-completions",
      "apiKey": "none",
      "models": [
        {
          "id": "prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF:Q4_K_M"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Run Pi

# Start Pi in your project directory:
pi

OpenClaw new

How to use prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF with OpenClaw:

Start the llama.cpp server

# Install llama.cpp:
brew install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server:
llama serve -hf prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Configure OpenClaw

# Install OpenClaw:
npm install -g openclaw@latest
# Register the local server and set it as the default model:
openclaw onboard --non-interactive --mode local \
  --auth-choice custom-api-key \
  --custom-base-url http://127.0.0.1:8080/v1 \
  --custom-model-id "prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF:Q4_K_M" \
  --custom-provider-id llama-cpp \
  --custom-compatibility openai \
  --custom-text-input \
  --accept-risk \
  --skip-health

Run OpenClaw

openclaw agent --local --agent main --message "Hello from Hugging Face"

Docker Model Runner
How to use prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF with Docker Model Runner:
```
docker model run hf.co/prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF:Q4_K_M
```

Lemonade

How to use prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF with Lemonade:

Pull the model

# Download Lemonade from https://lemonade-server.ai/
lemonade pull prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Run and chat with the model

lemonade run user.gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF-Q4_K_M

List all available models

lemonade list

Hermes Agent

How to use prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF with Hermes Agent:

Start the llama.cpp server

# Install llama.cpp:
brew install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server:
llama serve -hf prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Configure Hermes

# Install Hermes:
curl -fsSL https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/install.sh | bash
hermes setup
# Point Hermes at the local server:
hermes config set model.provider custom
hermes config set model.base_url http://127.0.0.1:8080/v1
hermes config set model.default prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Run Hermes

hermes

Atomic Chat

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---
license: apache-2.0
base_model:
- google/gemma-4-12B-it
language:
- en
pipeline_tag: image-text-to-text
library_name: transformers
tags:
- text-generation-inference
- unified
---

# **gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF**

> google/gemma-4-12B-it from Google DeepMind is a 12B-parameter unified, encoder-free multimodal model released June 3, 2026, as the first mid-sized Gemma 4 to feature native audio inputs alongside text, image, and video, processing all modalities by flowing directly into the LLM backbone without separate vision/audio encoders for reduced latency and memory footprint. It delivers performance nearing Gemma 4 26B MoE on standard benchmarks while requiring less than half the total memory (~16GB VRAM or unified memory), making it laptop-ready for consumer hardware with 16GB RAM, Multi-Token Prediction (MTP) drafters for lower latency, and strong agentic reasoning for multi-step workflows. Released under Apache 2.0 with support across the developer ecosystem (Ollama, vLLM, LM Studio), Gemma 4 12B excels at real-time audio/visual understanding, image analysis, content categorization, context compression, and local-first AI applications without API dependency.

## Model Files

   File Name | Quant Type | File Size | File Link |
 |-----------|------------|-----------|-----------|
 | gemma-4-12B-it.BF16.gguf | BF16 | 23.8 GB | [Download](https://huggingface.co/prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF/blob/main/gemma-4-12B-it.BF16.gguf) |
 | gemma-4-12B-it.F16.gguf | F16 | 23.8 GB | [Download](https://huggingface.co/prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF/blob/main/gemma-4-12B-it.F16.gguf) |
 | gemma-4-12B-it.Q2_K.gguf | Q2_K | 4.83 GB | [Download](https://huggingface.co/prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF/blob/main/gemma-4-12B-it.Q2_K.gguf) |
 | gemma-4-12B-it.Q3_K_L.gguf | Q3_K_L | 6.57 GB | [Download](https://huggingface.co/prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF/blob/main/gemma-4-12B-it.Q3_K_L.gguf) |
 | gemma-4-12B-it.Q3_K_M.gguf | Q3_K_M | 6.09 GB | [Download](https://huggingface.co/prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF/blob/main/gemma-4-12B-it.Q3_K_M.gguf) |
 | gemma-4-12B-it.Q3_K_S.gguf | Q3_K_S | 5.53 GB | [Download](https://huggingface.co/prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF/blob/main/gemma-4-12B-it.Q3_K_S.gguf) |
 | gemma-4-12B-it.Q4_0.gguf | Q4_0 | 6.98 GB | [Download](https://huggingface.co/prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF/blob/main/gemma-4-12B-it.Q4_0.gguf) |
 | gemma-4-12B-it.Q4_K_M.gguf | Q4_K_M | 7.38 GB | [Download](https://huggingface.co/prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF/blob/main/gemma-4-12B-it.Q4_K_M.gguf) |
 | gemma-4-12B-it.Q4_K_S.gguf | Q4_K_S | 7.02 GB | [Download](https://huggingface.co/prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF/blob/main/gemma-4-12B-it.Q4_K_S.gguf) |
 | gemma-4-12B-it.Q5_0.gguf | Q5_0 | 8.34 GB | [Download](https://huggingface.co/prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF/blob/main/gemma-4-12B-it.Q5_0.gguf) |
 | gemma-4-12B-it.Q5_K_M.gguf | Q5_K_M | 8.55 GB | [Download](https://huggingface.co/prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF/blob/main/gemma-4-12B-it.Q5_K_M.gguf) |
 | gemma-4-12B-it.Q5_K_S.gguf | Q5_K_S | 8.34 GB | [Download](https://huggingface.co/prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF/blob/main/gemma-4-12B-it.Q5_K_S.gguf) |
 | gemma-4-12B-it.Q6_K.gguf | Q6_K | 9.79 GB | [Download](https://huggingface.co/prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF/blob/main/gemma-4-12B-it.Q6_K.gguf) |
 | gemma-4-12B-it.Q8_0.gguf | Q8_0 | 12.7 GB | [Download](https://huggingface.co/prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF/blob/main/gemma-4-12B-it.Q8_0.gguf) |
 | gemma-4-12B-it.mmproj-bf16.gguf | mmproj-bf16 | 175 MB | [Download](https://huggingface.co/prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF/blob/main/gemma-4-12B-it.mmproj-bf16.gguf) |
 | gemma-4-12B-it.mmproj-f16.gguf | mmproj-f16 | 175 MB | [Download](https://huggingface.co/prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF/blob/main/gemma-4-12B-it.mmproj-f16.gguf) |
 | gemma-4-12B-it.mmproj-q8_0.gguf | mmproj-q8_0 | 159 MB | [Download](https://huggingface.co/prithivMLmods/gemma-4-12B-it-GGUF/blob/main/gemma-4-12B-it.mmproj-q8_0.gguf) |

## llama.cpp

LLM inference in C/C++ — https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp