Which has a longer context window, Gemma 3 12B IT Heretic v2 or Gemma 4 12B OBLITERATED?

Gemma 3 12B IT Heretic v2 supports 131,072 tokens and Gemma 4 12B OBLITERATED supports 131,072 tokens.

What is the difference between Gemma 3 12B IT Heretic v2 and Gemma 4 12B OBLITERATED?

Gemma 3 12B IT Heretic v2 is a 12.2B model from DreamFast (Gemma family), while Gemma 4 12B OBLITERATED is a 12.0B model from OBLITERATUS (Gemma family). Compare their VRAM requirements above to see which fits your GPU or Mac.

Gemma 3 12B IT Heretic v2 vs Gemma 4 12B OBLITERATED

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 4 12B OBLITERATED

OBLITERATUS · 12.0B

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Specifications

	Gemma 3 12B IT Heretic v2	Gemma 4 12B OBLITERATED
Parameters	12.2B	12.0B
Context	131K	131K
Architecture	Gemma3ForConditionalGeneration	Gemma4UnifiedForConditionalGeneration
License	Gemma Terms	Gemma Terms
Downloads	8.6K	175
Released	Mar 2026	Jun 2026

VRAM by Quantization: Gemma 3 12B IT Heretic v2 vs Gemma 4 12B OBLITERATED

Quantization	Bits	Gemma 3 12B IT Heretic v2 VRAM	Gemma 4 12B OBLITERATED VRAM
Q2_K	3.40	—	6.1 GB
Q3_K_M	3.90	—	6.9 GB
Q3_K_S	3.50	—	6.3 GB
Q4_K_M	4.80	—	8.2 GB
Q5_K_M	5.70	—	9.6 GB
Q6_K	6.60	—	10.9 GB
Q8_0	8.00	—	13.0 GB

Verdict

Gemma 3 12B IT Heretic v2 is the more widely downloaded of the two.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which has a longer context window, Gemma 3 12B IT Heretic v2 or Gemma 4 12B OBLITERATED?: Gemma 3 12B IT Heretic v2 supports 131,072 tokens and Gemma 4 12B OBLITERATED supports 131,072 tokens.
What is the difference between Gemma 3 12B IT Heretic v2 and Gemma 4 12B OBLITERATED?: Gemma 3 12B IT Heretic v2 is a 12.2B model from DreamFast (Gemma family), while Gemma 4 12B OBLITERATED is a 12.0B model from OBLITERATUS (Gemma family). Compare their VRAM requirements above to see which fits your GPU or Mac.