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Gemma 4 12B It OQ6

This repository contains an oMLX oQ quantized version of Google's Gemma 4 12B IT model.

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google/gemma-4-12B-it
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Oct 3, 2026
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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

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Hugging FacePrimaryVersion 57ddadcea3241d93f507321156120fbe92c5e607
huggingface.co/yugeshkarunamurthy/Gemma-4-12B-it-oQ6/tree/57ddadcea3241d93f507321156120fbe92c5e607

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--- 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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Source context: 16 downloads · 0 likes · Pipeline text-generation · Library mlx · Repo yugeshkarunamurthy/Gemma-4-12B-it-oQ6