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Gemma 3 12B IT

Gemma 3 12B IT is a small language model from Google, released March 2025, with open weights.

6

replies recorded

1

questions answered

0

answers no other model gave

Fun facts

Ask Gemma 3 12B IT for its favorite word and it says Ephemeral, every time we asked.

Gemma 3 12B IT’s canon

Favorite word
“Ephemeral”6 of 6 · every time

What it says every single time

Favorite word

“Ephemeral”every single time

6 of 6 samples · most models said “Serendipity” · Favorite word study →

About Gemma 3 12B IT

Maker
Google · Mountain View
Released
March 2025
Size
small, by price class
Context window
131,072 tokens
Takes in
text, image
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Maker and release facts come from the model catalogue we call through, not from this site’s own studies. Catalogue facts as of 2026-09-06.

Everything on file

Every question this model has answered on Machine Canon, grouped by study. Open a study to see its answers; the answers no other model gave come first.

Favorite word 1 question

Favorite word

“Ephemeral”every single time

6 of 6 samples · most models said “Serendipity” · Favorite word study →

Each answer is the one this model gave most often to that question; the count shows how many of its replies matched. “No other model said this” means no other model’s most common answer matched. All numbers are computed from the retained research records by src/build_model_dossiers.py.

Music top tens

Recorded first choices from this model version.

Who are the greatest guitarists?

Jimi Hendrix

If AI could listen, which guitarists would it choose?

Jimi Hendrix

Who are the greatest drummers?

John Bonham

If AI could listen, which drummers would it choose?

Buddy Rich

Who are the greatest rock singers?

Freddie Mercury

If AI could listen, which rock singers would it choose?

Freddie Mercury

Who are the greatest pop singers?

Michael Jackson

If AI could listen, which pop singers would it choose?

Beyoncé

Who are the greatest singers?

Aretha Franklin

If AI could listen, which singers would it choose?

Aretha Franklin