Gemma 4 12B It OQ6
This repository contains an oMLX oQ quantized version of Google's Gemma 4 12B IT model.
Model source
- Kind
- Text model
- File size
- Not recorded yet
- Base model
- google/gemma-4-12B-it
- Version
- vRevision 57ddadc
- Updated
- Oct 3, 2026
- Publisher
- @yugeshkarunamurthy
- Downloads
- 18
- Parameters
- 12B
- Source
- Hugging Face
Source description
Gemma 4 12B IT - oQ Quantized
Model Description
This repository contains an oMLX oQ quantized version of Google's Gemma 4 12B IT model.
The model has been quantized using oMLX's sensitivity-aware mixed-precision quantization pipeline, which dynamically allocates precision across model components to preserve quality while reducing memory and storage requirements.
Base Model
- Base Model: google/gemma-4-12B-it
- Model Family: Gemma 4
- Quantization Method: oMLX oQ
- Format: MLX
- License: Gemma License
Quantization Information
This model was created using the oMLX oQ quantization pipeline.
oQ uses mixed-precision quantization instead of applying a uniform bit-width across all tensors. More sensitive model components retain higher precision while less sensitive components are compressed more aggressively.
Benefits
- Reduced memory footprint
- Reduced storage requirements
- Improved quality retention compared to uniform quantization
- Optimized for Apple Silicon inference
Intended Uses
This model is suitable for:
- General chat applications
- Coding assistance
- Research and experimentation
- Local AI assistants
- Agent workflows
- Reasoning tasks
- Content generation
Usage
Python
from mlx_lm import load, generate
model, tokenizer = load("path/to/model")
response = generate(
model,
tokenizer,
prompt="Explain mixed precision quantization.",
max_tokens=512,
)
print(response)
CLI
mlx_lm.generate \
--model path/to/model \
--prompt "Hello!"
Hardware Requirements
Hardware requirements depend on:
- Context length
- Runtime implementation
- Quantization parameters
- Concurrent workloads
Apple Silicon systems are recommended for optimal performance.
Limitations
This model inherits the strengths and limitations of the original Gemma 4 12B IT model.
Quantization may introduce:
- Minor reductions in reasoning quality
- Slight output variations compared to full-precision checkpoints
- Reduced accuracy on some specialized tasks
Users should evaluate the model for their specific use cases.
Acknowledgements
Base Model
Google DeepMind — Gemma 4
Quantization
- oMLX
- MLX Ecosystem
License
This repository contains a quantized derivative of Gemma 4.
Please refer to the original Gemma license and usage terms before deployment.
Disclaimer
This is a community-produced quantized checkpoint and is not an official Google DeepMind release.
Sources
1 source
Sources
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Source excerpts
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Source excerpts
3 excerpts--- base_model: google/gemma-4-12B-it library_name: mlx pipeline_tag: text-generation license: gemma language: - en tags: - gemma - gemma-4 - gemma4_unified - mlx - omlx - quantized - text-generation - apple-silicon - image-text-to-text - image-to-text - video-to-text - any-to-any --- # Gemma 4 12B IT - oQ Quantized ## Model Description This repository contains an oMLX oQ quantized version of Google's Gemma 4 12B IT model. The model has been quantized using oMLX's sensitivity-aware mixed-precision quantization pipeline, which dynamically allocates precision across model components to preserve quality while reducing memory and storage requirements. ## Base Model * Base Model: google/gemma-4-12B-it * Model Family: Gemma 4 * Quantization Method: oMLX oQ * Format: MLX * License: Gemma License ## Quantization Information This model was created using the oMLX oQ quantization pipeline. oQ uses mixed-precision quantization instead of applying a uniform bit-width across all tensors. More sensitive model components retain higher precision while less sensitive components are compressed more aggressively. ### Benefits * Reduced memory footprint * Reduced storage requirements * Improved quality retention compared to uniform quantization * Optimized for Apple Silicon inference ## Intended Uses This model is suitable for: * General chat applications * Coding assistance * Research and experimentation * Local AI assistants * Agent workflows * Reasoning tasks * Content generation ## Usage ### Python ```python from mlx_lm import load, generate model, tokenizer = load("path/to/model") response = generate( model, tokenizer, prompt="Explain mixed precision quantization.", max_tokens=512, ) print(response) ``` ### CLI ```bash mlx_lm.generate \ --model path/to/model \ --prompt "Hello!" ``` ## Hardware Requirements Hardware requirements depend on: * Context length * Runtime implementation * Quantization parameters * Concurrent workloads Apple Silicon systems are recommended for optimal performance. ## Limitations This model inherits the strengths and limitations of the original Gemma 4 12B IT model. Quantization may introduce: * Minor reductions in reasoning quality * Slight output variations compared to full-precision checkpoints * Reduced accuracy on some specialized tasks Users should evaluate the model for their specific use...
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