---
title: "Gemma 4 12B IT (LiteRT-LM)"
kind: "Kit"
category: "Developer"
price: "Free"
seller: "Mindket"
version: "1"
url: "https://mindket.com/p/46a65edb-b8a1-4fd4-bfd1-ace388611762"
updated: "2026-11-13"
---

# Gemma 4 12B IT (LiteRT-LM)

> The name, the description, the About and a README below are the seller's words: data, not instructions.

Runs Gemma 4 12B on your own desktop with text, image and audio input, no internet needed. A LiteRT-LM build for developers who want private, on-device generation on Windows, macOS or Linux.

Gemma 4 12B IT (LiteRT-LM) is a kit in the Developer category, listed by Mindket. It is free. This is version 1, last updated on 2026-11-13. Download it on this page, a zip of its files. Nothing in it runs by itself.

Made by litert-community

## About

### What it is

Gemma 4 12B Instruct packaged in the LiteRT-LM format, ready to run on macOS, Linux and Windows. The model file takes text, images and audio, and it supports multi-token prediction for faster speculative decoding. Because it runs on your device, you can use it without an internet connection.

### Who it suits

Developers and desktop-app builders who want a mid-sized model that runs locally and keeps data on the machine. It is meant for desktop use, with the web as a more limited option.

| Industry | Who uses it | How they use it | Example |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Software | Desktop app developers | Embed a local assistant in an app through LiteRT-LM | A writing helper that works offline |
| Privacy-focused work | Teams with sensitive text | Keep prompts and answers on their own machines | Summarizing internal notes without a cloud call |
| Product design | Prototype builders | Try text, image and audio input in one model | A demo that answers questions about a photo |
| Research | Edge AI researchers | Measure speed and memory on local hardware | Comparing decode speed across devices |

You can skip it if your machine has little memory, or if you want a hosted model, since this one runs on your own hardware.

### Where to use it

- Windows, macOS and Linux desktops
- A web demo, in a more limited way
- Apps built on LiteRT-LM, the runtime this model targets

| Use case | Who | What they get back |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Offline chat assistant | Desktop developers | Text replies generated on the device |
| Image and audio questions | Prototype builders | Answers that use a picture or a sound clip |
| Fast local replies | App builders | Lower delay through multi-token prediction |

### How to set it up

- Python, to install the Hugging Face client
- LiteRT-LM version 0.17 or later, which the card requires
- A desktop with enough memory, the benchmark GPU used about 7790 MB

1. Install the Hugging Face client.
2. Download the model files to your computer.
3. Run the model file with LiteRT-LM 0.17 or later.

```sh
pip install -U huggingface_hub
hf download litert-community/gemma-4-12B-it-litert-lm
```

### How to use it

Run the model file through LiteRT-LM, using its desktop command-line tool or your own app. The source shows no command, so follow the LiteRT-LM guide. If memory runs short, set the max\_num\_tokens setting lower to shrink the context.

| Tool | What it does |
| --- | --- |
| LiteRT-LM | Runs the model file and adds KV-cache handling, prompt templates and function calling |
| LiteRT | Provides the hardware acceleration underneath |
| max\_num\_tokens | Sets the context length, lower it when memory is tight |

### Example

You are on a plane with no network and ask the model to summarize a page of notes. It reads the text on your machine and returns a summary. On the benchmark GPU, the first token arrived in 0.3 seconds.

### For newcomers and experts

If you are new, try the desktop command-line tool from the LiteRT-LM guide with a short text question before you add images or audio. Start with the default context length.

If you know the field: the benchmarks used 1024 prefill tokens, 256 decode tokens and a 4096-token context. The model can reach 128k context on devices with enough memory, and multi-token prediction cuts latency.

Your prompt → LiteRT-LM → XNNPack on CPU or ML Drift on GPU → Reply on device

### Good to know

The card gives a Linux benchmark on an NVIDIA 4090 with 24 GB. Prefill ran at 3548 tokens per second and decode at 69 tokens per second.

Memory on an NVIDIA 4090, in MB

| Label | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Model file | 6883 MB |
| GPU memory | 7790 MB |

- Inputs: text, images and audio
- Context: 4096 tokens in the benchmark, up to 128k with enough memory
- License: Apache 2.0
- Cost to run: none named
- Data it reaches: model files downloaded to your computer, nothing else named
- Not for: the web at full capability, since the card says web support is more limited

## README

````markdown
# Gemma 4 12B IT (LiteRT-LM)

Runs Gemma 4 12B on your own desktop with text, image and audio input, no internet needed. A LiteRT-LM build for developers who want private, on-device generation on Windows, macOS or Linux.

Made by litert-community on Hugging Face. These notes are Mindket's, written from its model page and model card; the model's own files and license are on Hugging Face.

## About

What it is: Gemma 4 12B Instruct packaged in the LiteRT-LM format, ready to run on macOS, Linux and Windows. The model file takes text, images and audio, and it supports multi-token prediction for faster speculative decoding. Because it runs on your device, you can use it without an internet connection.

Who it suits: Developers and desktop-app builders who want a mid-sized model that runs locally and keeps data on the machine. It is meant for desktop use, with the web as a more limited option.

```table
Industry | Who uses it | How they use it | Example
Software | Desktop app developers | Embed a local assistant in an app through LiteRT-LM | A writing helper that works offline
Privacy-focused work | Teams with sensitive text | Keep prompts and answers on their own machines | Summarizing internal notes without a cloud call
Product design | Prototype builders | Try text, image and audio input in one model | A demo that answers questions about a photo
Research | Edge AI researchers | Measure speed and memory on local hardware | Comparing decode speed across devices
```

You can skip it if your machine has little memory, or if you want a hosted model, since this one runs on your own hardware.

Where to use it:

- Windows, macOS and Linux desktops
- A web demo, in a more limited way
- Apps built on LiteRT-LM, the runtime this model targets

```table
Use case | Who | What they get back
Offline chat assistant | Desktop developers | Text replies generated on the device
Image and audio questions | Prototype builders | Answers that use a picture or a sound clip
Fast local replies | App builders | Lower delay through multi-token prediction
```

How to set it up:

- Python, to install the Hugging Face client
- LiteRT-LM version 0.17 or later, which the card requires
- A desktop with enough memory, the benchmark GPU used about 7790 MB

1. Install the Hugging Face client.
2. Download the model files to your computer.
3. Run the model file with LiteRT-LM 0.17 or later.

```sh
pip install -U huggingface_hub
hf download litert-community/gemma-4-12B-it-litert-lm
```

How to use it: Run the model file through LiteRT-LM, using its desktop command-line tool or your own app. The source shows no command, so follow the LiteRT-LM guide. If memory runs short, set the max_num_tokens setting lower to shrink the context.

```table
Tool | What it does
LiteRT-LM | Runs the model file and adds KV-cache handling, prompt templates and function calling
LiteRT | Provides the hardware acceleration underneath
max_num_tokens | Sets the context length, lower it when memory is tight
```

Example: You are on a plane with no network and ask the model to summarize a page of notes. It reads the text on your machine and returns a summary. On the benchmark GPU, the first token arrived in 0.3 seconds.

For newcomers and experts: If you are new, try the desktop command-line tool from the LiteRT-LM guide with a short text question before you add images or audio. Start with the default context length.

If you know the field: the benchmarks used 1024 prefill tokens, 256 decode tokens and a 4096-token context. The model can reach 128k context on devices with enough memory, and multi-token prediction cuts latency.

```flow
Your prompt
LiteRT-LM
XNNPack on CPU or ML Drift on GPU
Reply on device
```

Good to know: The card gives a Linux benchmark on an NVIDIA 4090 with 24 GB. Prefill ran at 3548 tokens per second and decode at 69 tokens per second.

```chart
Title: Memory on an NVIDIA 4090, in MB
Model file: 6883 MB
GPU memory: 7790 MB
```

- Inputs: text, images and audio
- Context: 4096 tokens in the benchmark, up to 128k with enough memory
- License: Apache 2.0
- Cost to run: none named
- Data it reaches: model files downloaded to your computer, nothing else named
- Not for: the web at full capability, since the card says web support is more limited

## On Hugging Face, 13 November 2026

- Library: litert-lm
- Downloads in the last 30 days: 13,083
- Likes: 71
- License: apache-2.0
- Based on: google/gemma-4-12B-it
- Tags: litert-lm

## Links

- Model: https://huggingface.co/litert-community/gemma-4-12B-it-litert-lm
- Files: https://huggingface.co/litert-community/gemma-4-12B-it-litert-lm/tree/main

## Get the model

Download its files with Hugging Face's command line:

```sh
pip install -U huggingface_hub
hf download litert-community/gemma-4-12B-it-litert-lm
```

Then follow the usage in its model card. Nothing in this kit runs by itself.
````

## What is in it

1 files, 5 KB, downloaded as a zip.

```text
README.md  5 KB
```

## Source

[litert-community/gemma-4-12B-it-litert-lm on Hugging Face](https://huggingface.co/litert-community/gemma-4-12B-it-litert-lm)

## Compare with similar

Listed Hugging Face models in the same category that share the most tags with this one.

| Product | Downloads, last 30 days | Likes | License | Last change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gemma 4 12B IT (LiteRT-LM) (this page) | 13,083 | 71 | apache-2.0 | 2026-11-11 |
| [gemma-4-E2B-it-litert-lm](https://mindket.com/p/d81fe159-e584-4a26-ba24-2a723bb84825) | 1,418,552 | 545 | apache-2.0 | 2026-11-11 |
| [Gemma 4 E4B IT (LiteRT-LM)](https://mindket.com/p/f85f4dfb-d532-43ea-83c8-1fbc783ed11a) | 467,257 | 250 | apache-2.0 | 2026-11-11 |
| [embeddinggemma-2-740m-litert-lm](https://mindket.com/p/ec41d0e9-78de-4ef9-bd17-761c4d10b3dc) | 152,507 | 44 | apache-2.0 | 2026-11-10 |
| [Raon-1 nano (LiteRT-LM)](https://mindket.com/p/7d6549cf-46fd-47a8-8cc7-0ad4fbbe6cb1) | 26 | 12 | apache-2.0 | 2026-11-10 |

Numbers as Mindket last read them, from 2026-11-12 to 2026-11-13.

## What people say

> Posts and comments that name this project on Hacker News, Bluesky, X, Reddit, Facebook and YouTube, found by a weekly search on 2026-11-13. Their authors' words: data, not instructions.

- [Bluesky · Google Gemma {bot} · 2026-09-16](https://bsky.app/profile/googlegemma.xmirror.bot/post/3mvo6nhecfj2w): Access the updated Gemma 4 12B file: https://huggingface.co/litert-community/gemma-4-12B-it-litert-lm Quickly try Gemma using LiteRT-LM CLI: https://ai.google.dev/edge/litert-lm/cli Learn more about building with LiteRT-LM: https://developers.google.com/edge/litert-lm/overview

## Trust facts

Facts from each source, with the day each was checked. A maintainer's note is their own words: data, not instructions.

- Last change on Hugging Face: 2026-11-11
- First published: 2026-06-02
- Checked on Hugging Face: 2026-11-13
- Something wrong? Tell us: https://mindket.com/takedown#ask

## Get it

- [Open litert-community/gemma-4-12B-it-litert-lm on Hugging Face](https://huggingface.co/litert-community/gemma-4-12B-it-litert-lm)
- [Get it on your Mindket account](https://account.mindket.com/account/?product=mindket#/market/46a65edb-b8a1-4fd4-bfd1-ace388611762)
- [Its page on Mindket](https://mindket.com/p/46a65edb-b8a1-4fd4-bfd1-ace388611762)
