# Gemma 4 12B IT

Gemma 4 12B IT is a model from Google with open weights, released on 3 Jun 2026. The context window is 262,144 tokens.

- Developer: Google
- Id: google/gemma-4-12b-it
- Released: 2026-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sighting: 2026-09-27T20:12:36.085Z
  - [evidence link](https://opencode.ai/data/google/gemma-4-12b-it)
- Status: Released
- Weights version: 2026-06-03
  - [evidence link](https://huggingface.co/api/models/google/gemma-4-12B-it/paths-info/43c9d014b231474fa7212dbb48a762566c2b255d)
- Canonical: https://alexgetman.com/models/google/gemma-4-12b-it/

## Questions

### What is the context window of Gemma 4 12B IT?

The context window is 262,144 tokens.

### Are the weights of Gemma 4 12B IT publicly available?

Yes. Google publishes the weights.

### When was Gemma 4 12B IT released?

On 3 Jun 2026.

## Evidence links

- [review](https://ai.google.dev/gemma/docs/core/model_card_4)
- [review](https://ai.google.dev/gemma/docs/releases)
- [hf-author-artifacts:google](https://huggingface.co/api/models/google/gemma-4-12B-it/paths-info/43c9d014b231474fa7212dbb48a762566c2b255d)
- [huggingface:google](https://huggingface.co/google/gemma-4-12B-it)
- [review](https://huggingface.co/google/gemma-4-12b-it/resolve/main/config.json)
- [discovery:opencode-data](https://opencode.ai/data/google/gemma-4-12b-it)

## Signals