Google launches Gemma 4 12B, a 12B multimodal model that runs on laptops with 16 GB RAM
Google’s DeepMind team released Gemma 4 12B, a 12‑billion‑parameter encoder‑free multimodal model that handles text, images, and audio. Its compact footprint lets it run locally on consumer laptops with 16 GB memory, enabling agentic workflows without cloud APIs.