On: Gemma 4 12B: A unified, encoder-free multimodal model

[akmarinov]

Joins us over on Reddit at r/LocalLlaMA to get 10 different opinions on that

[dotancohen → akmarinov]

I read there regularly. I find little value there between the memes. I was hoping to ask a knowledgeable person here.

[alfiedotwtf → dotancohen]

/r/localllama for a while now seems to prefer Gemma 4 E4B for creative writing (especially the uncensored GGUFs).

[plagiarist → alfiedotwtf]

Do they prefer E4B over the larger models or is it a matter of what fits their machine? I assume 4B isn't large enough to get interesting writing but I don't know anything about it.

[KludgeShySir → plagiarist]

Gemma4-31b seems to be very highly regarded for creative writing, especially its finetunes. As for comparison to E4B, I can't say.

Creative writing is not my focus, so this is only secondhand information. r/LocalLlama tends to focus more on the technical side; if you want more creative side check out r/SillyTavern as well (but type of info does bleed over between them).