Head to head
Granite 4.0 H-Tiny 7B-A1B vs Gemma 3 12B
Side-by-side specs, benchmarks, and a verdict by use case.
| Spec | Granite 4.0 H-Tiny 7B-A1B | Gemma 3 12B |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 7B | 12B |
| Author | IBM | |
| License | Apache 2.0 | Gemma |
| Context window | 0k | 0k |
| VRAM at Q4 | 4 GB | 7 GB |
| VRAM at Q5 | 5 GB | 9 GB |
| VRAM at Q8 | 7 GB | 13 GB |
| VRAM at FP16 | 14 GB | 24 GB |
| Use cases | chat, general, moe, small | chat, general, vision, multilingual |
Verdict
Gemma 3 12B is significantly larger (12B vs 7B), so expect higher quality but heavier VRAM and slower throughput.
For unambiguous commercial use, Granite 4.0 H-Tiny 7B-A1B has the safer license (Apache 2.0) compared to Gemma.