What is the difference between Gemma 3 12B IT Heretic v2 and Gemma 3 270M?

Gemma 3 12B IT Heretic v2 is a 12.2B model from DreamFast (Gemma family), while Gemma 3 270M is a 268M model from Google (Gemma family). Compare their VRAM requirements above to see which fits your GPU or Mac.

Gemma 3 12B IT Heretic v2 vs Gemma 3 270M

Side-by-side comparison of VRAM requirements, quantization, context length, and hardware compatibility.

Gemma 3 12B IT Heretic v2

DreamFast · 12.2B

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Gemma 3 270M

Google · 268M

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Specifications

	Gemma 3 12B IT Heretic v2	Gemma 3 270M
Parameters	12.2B	268M
Context	131K	—
Architecture	Gemma3ForConditionalGeneration	—
License	Gemma Terms	Gemma Terms
Downloads	8.6K	7.6M
Released	Mar 2026	Aug 2025

VRAM by Quantization: Gemma 3 12B IT Heretic v2 vs Gemma 3 270M

Quantization	Bits	Gemma 3 12B IT Heretic v2 VRAM	Gemma 3 270M VRAM
BF16	16.00	25.4 GB	—
Q8_0	8.00	—	0.3 GB

Verdict

Gemma 3 270M is the more widely downloaded of the two.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between Gemma 3 12B IT Heretic v2 and Gemma 3 270M?: Gemma 3 12B IT Heretic v2 is a 12.2B model from DreamFast (Gemma family), while Gemma 3 270M is a 268M model from Google (Gemma family). Compare their VRAM requirements above to see which fits your GPU or Mac.