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Gemma 4 12B alternatives for the EU.

Gemma 4 12B by Google is available in the EU. Here are 8 similar tools in the same space, 8 of them verified available.

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At a glance

Gemma 4 12B compared with 8 alternatives: EU status, pricing, licence and release date
ToolEU statusPricingOpen sourceReleasedMentions
Gemma 4 12B (this)Available in EUOpen sourceNon/a2
Gemma 3 12BAvailable in EUOpen sourceNo12 Mar 20251
GemmaAvailable in EUOpen sourceNoFeb 20242
Gemma 2 2BAvailable in EUOpen sourceNoJul 20241
MiniCPM-V 4.6Available in EUOpen sourceNo13 Apr 20261
Inkling SmallAvailable in EUOpen sourceNo27 Jul 20262
MiniCPM5 1BAvailable in EUOpen sourceNo21 May 20261
DiffusionGemmaAvailable in EUOpen sourceUnknownn/a2
MiniCPM5 2BAvailable in EUOpen sourceYes6 Sept 20261

The alternatives, closest match first

  1. 01G3

    Gemma 3 12B

    Model · Google

    Google's open-weights 12B multimodal (text and image input) instruction-tuned model from the Gemma 3 family.

    By Google. 1 mention in creator videos.

    Available in EUOpen source12 Mar 20257:46
  2. 02GE

    Gemma

    Model · Google

    Google DeepMind's family of open-weights models built from Gemini technology, from phone-sized to laptop-class variants.

    By Google. 2 mentions in creator videos.

    Available in EUOpen sourceFeb 202412:48
  3. 03G2

    Gemma 2 2B

    Model · Google

    Google's 2B-parameter Gemma 2 instruction-tuned model, repackaged as a text encoder for PixelDiT and PiD workflows in ComfyUI.

    By Google. 1 mention in creator videos.

    Available in EUOpen sourceJul 20246:51
  4. 04M4

    MiniCPM-V 4.6

    Model · OpenBMB

    Small open-weights multimodal model from OpenBMB for image and video understanding on phones and edge devices.

    By OpenBMB. 1 mention in creator videos.

    Available in EUOpen source13 Apr 202616:39
  5. 05IS

    Inkling Small

    Model · Thinking Machines

    Open-weights multimodal MoE model (276B total, 12B active) from Thinking Machines; text, image and audio in, text out.

    By Thinking Machines. 2 mentions in creator videos.

    Available in EUOpen source27 Jul 202613:37
  6. 06M1

    MiniCPM5 1B

    Model · OpenBMB

    1B-parameter dense open-weights language model from OpenBMB for on-device use, with hybrid thinking and 128K context.

    By OpenBMB. 1 mention in creator videos.

    Available in EUOpen source21 May 202634:24
  7. 07DI

    DiffusionGemma

    Model · Google

    Google's open-weights 26B diffusion language model that drafts blocks of text in parallel.

    By Google. 2 mentions in creator videos.

    Available in EUOpen source9:03
  8. 08M2

    MiniCPM5 2B

    Model · OpenBMB

    Dense 2B-parameter open-weights language model from OpenBMB for on-device and edge deployment, Apache-2.0 licensed.

    By OpenBMB. 1 mention in creator videos.

    Available in EUOpen sourceOpen source6 Sept 202637:09

Frequently asked

Is Gemma 4 12B available in the EU?
Gemma 4 12B is available in the EU. Open weights are downloadable and reported to be Apache-2.0 licensed, with no EU exclusion found, so they can be used and run locally anywhere including the EU.
What is the best alternative to Gemma 4 12B in the EU?
Gemma 3 12B by Google is the closest match we track that EU users can use (available in the eu). Google's open-weights 12B multimodal (text and image input) instruction-tuned model from the Gemma 3 family.
How are these alternatives chosen?
We compare tools by meaning (embeddings of their descriptions), keep those in the same category, and show only tools whose EU status is available or limited. Closest match first.

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