Instructions to use DhruvalLabs/gemma-4-12b-it-GGUF with libraries, inference providers, notebooks, and local apps. Follow these links to get started.

Notebooks
Google Colab
Kaggle
Local Apps Settings

How to use DhruvalLabs/gemma-4-12b-it-GGUF with llama.cpp:

Install (macOS, Linux)

curl -LsSf https://llama.app/install.sh | sh
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
llama serve -hf DhruvalLabs/gemma-4-12b-it-GGUF:Q4_K_M
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
llama cli -hf DhruvalLabs/gemma-4-12b-it-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Install from WinGet (Windows)

winget install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
llama serve -hf DhruvalLabs/gemma-4-12b-it-GGUF:Q4_K_M
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
llama cli -hf DhruvalLabs/gemma-4-12b-it-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Use pre-built binary

# Download pre-built binary from:
# https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp/releases
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
./llama-server -hf DhruvalLabs/gemma-4-12b-it-GGUF:Q4_K_M
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
./llama-cli -hf DhruvalLabs/gemma-4-12b-it-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Build from source code

git clone https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp.git
cd llama.cpp
cmake -B build
cmake --build build -j --target llama-server llama-cli
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
./build/bin/llama-server -hf DhruvalLabs/gemma-4-12b-it-GGUF:Q4_K_M
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
./build/bin/llama-cli -hf DhruvalLabs/gemma-4-12b-it-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Use Docker

docker model run hf.co/DhruvalLabs/gemma-4-12b-it-GGUF:Q4_K_M

LM Studio
Jan

vLLM

How to use DhruvalLabs/gemma-4-12b-it-GGUF with vLLM:

Install from pip and serve model

# Install vLLM from pip:
pip install vllm
# Start the vLLM server:
vllm serve "DhruvalLabs/gemma-4-12b-it-GGUF"
# Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API):
curl -X POST "http://localhost:8000/v1/chat/completions" \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	--data '{
		"model": "DhruvalLabs/gemma-4-12b-it-GGUF",
		"messages": [
			{
				"role": "user",
				"content": "What is the capital of France?"
			}
		]
	}'

Use Docker

docker model run hf.co/DhruvalLabs/gemma-4-12b-it-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Ollama
How to use DhruvalLabs/gemma-4-12b-it-GGUF with Ollama:
```
ollama run hf.co/DhruvalLabs/gemma-4-12b-it-GGUF:Q4_K_M
```

Unsloth Studio

How to use DhruvalLabs/gemma-4-12b-it-GGUF with Unsloth Studio:

Install Unsloth Studio (macOS, Linux, WSL)

curl -fsSL https://unsloth.ai/install.sh | sh
# Run unsloth studio
unsloth studio -H 0.0.0.0 -p 8888
# Then open http://localhost:8888 in your browser
# Search for DhruvalLabs/gemma-4-12b-it-GGUF to start chatting

Install Unsloth Studio (Windows)

irm https://unsloth.ai/install.ps1 | iex
# Run unsloth studio
unsloth studio -H 0.0.0.0 -p 8888
# Then open http://localhost:8888 in your browser
# Search for DhruvalLabs/gemma-4-12b-it-GGUF to start chatting

Using HuggingFace Spaces for Unsloth

# No setup required
# Open https://huggingface.co/spaces/unsloth/studio in your browser
# Search for DhruvalLabs/gemma-4-12b-it-GGUF to start chatting

How to use DhruvalLabs/gemma-4-12b-it-GGUF with Pi:

Start the llama.cpp server

# Install llama.cpp:
brew install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server:
llama serve -hf DhruvalLabs/gemma-4-12b-it-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Configure the model in Pi

# Install Pi:
npm install -g @earendil-works/pi-coding-agent
# Add to ~/.pi/agent/models.json:
{
  "providers": {
    "llama-cpp": {
      "baseUrl": "http://localhost:8080/v1",
      "api": "openai-completions",
      "apiKey": "none",
      "models": [
        {
          "id": "DhruvalLabs/gemma-4-12b-it-GGUF:Q4_K_M"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Run Pi

# Start Pi in your project directory:
pi

Docker Model Runner
How to use DhruvalLabs/gemma-4-12b-it-GGUF with Docker Model Runner:
```
docker model run hf.co/DhruvalLabs/gemma-4-12b-it-GGUF:Q4_K_M
```

Lemonade

How to use DhruvalLabs/gemma-4-12b-it-GGUF with Lemonade:

Pull the model

# Download Lemonade from https://lemonade-server.ai/
lemonade pull DhruvalLabs/gemma-4-12b-it-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Run and chat with the model

lemonade run user.gemma-4-12b-it-GGUF-Q4_K_M

List all available models

lemonade list

Hermes Agent

How to use DhruvalLabs/gemma-4-12b-it-GGUF with Hermes Agent:

Start the llama.cpp server

# Install llama.cpp:
brew install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server:
llama serve -hf DhruvalLabs/gemma-4-12b-it-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Configure Hermes

# Install Hermes:
curl -fsSL https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/install.sh | bash
hermes setup
# Point Hermes at the local server:
hermes config set model.provider custom
hermes config set model.base_url http://127.0.0.1:8080/v1
hermes config set model.default DhruvalLabs/gemma-4-12b-it-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Run Hermes

hermes

Atomic Chat

OpenClaw

How to use DhruvalLabs/gemma-4-12b-it-GGUF with OpenClaw:

Start the llama.cpp server

# Install llama.cpp:
brew install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server:
llama serve -hf DhruvalLabs/gemma-4-12b-it-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Configure OpenClaw

# Install OpenClaw:
npm install -g openclaw@latest
# Register the local server and set it as the default model:
openclaw onboard --non-interactive --mode local \
  --auth-choice custom-api-key \
  --custom-base-url http://127.0.0.1:8080/v1 \
  --custom-model-id "DhruvalLabs/gemma-4-12b-it-GGUF:Q4_K_M" \
  --custom-provider-id llama-cpp \
  --custom-compatibility openai \
  --custom-text-input \
  --accept-risk \
  --skip-health

Run OpenClaw

openclaw agent --local --agent main --message "Hello from Hugging Face"

gemma-4-12b-it-GGUF

Quantized GGUF versions of google/gemma-4-12b-it.
Works with llama.cpp, Ollama, LM Studio, and any GGUF-compatible runtime.

Benchmarked on Kaggle T4 GPU · June 10, 2026 · Built with quant-kit

⚖️ Quality — Perplexity on WikiText-2

Lower = closer to original FP16 quality.

Quant	Perplexity (WikiText-2) ↓
`Q4_K_M`	`2651.1317`

🧠 Downstream Benchmarks — `Q4_K_M` on T4 GPU

Evaluated using lm-evaluation-harness

Benchmark	Score	What it measures
IFEval	`18.8%`	Instruction following accuracy

⚡ Speed — `Q4_K_M` on Kaggle T4 GPU

Context	Token Generation	Prompt Processing
128 tokens	25.57 tok/s	2530.38 tok/s
512 tokens	23.06 tok/s	6207.49 tok/s
2048 tokens	22.48 tok/s	14000.27 tok/s

🚀 How to Use

llama.cpp

./llama-cli -m gemma-4-12b-it-Q4_K_M.gguf -p "Your prompt" -n 512

Python

from llama_cpp import Llama
llm = Llama(model_path="./gemma-4-12b-it-Q4_K_M.gguf", n_gpu_layers=-1)
print(llm("Tell me about AI", max_tokens=256)["choices"][0]["text"])

Quantized with quant-kit

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GGUF

Model size

12B params

Architecture

gemma4

Hardware compatibility

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gemma-4-12b-it-GGUF

⚖️ Quality — Perplexity on WikiText-2

🧠 Downstream Benchmarks — Q4_K_M on T4 GPU

⚡ Speed — Q4_K_M on Kaggle T4 GPU

🚀 How to Use

llama.cpp

Python

🧠 Downstream Benchmarks — `Q4_K_M` on T4 GPU

⚡ Speed — `Q4_K_M` on Kaggle T4 GPU