# Gemma 4 12B: Near GPT 4.1 Performance, Free, private and on My Laptop

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> Published: 2026-06-16 22:01:01+00:00

I have been waiting for a 12B model that can replace what I am paying OpenAI for, and Gemma 4 12B is the first one this year that actually…
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