Google brings Gemma 4 12B to Mac, running locally on 16GB MacBook Air
GlennCameronjr · x · 2026-09-17
Google updated its AI Edge Gallery app with full Gemma 4 12B support on Mac.
- Multimodal inputs: vision and audio
- Configurable vision token budgets
- MTP for faster inference
- Optimized to run on 16GB Macs, including MacBook Air
The app is available via Google AI Edge for Developers.
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