Gemma 4 12B is my new main squeeze

In three linesUser adopts Gemma 4 12B (Unsloth Q5_K_XL) as primary local coding model. Switches from Q4_K_XL (61 t/s, 23 syntax errors) to Q5 (50 t/s, one-shot results). Uses 15.7 GB VRAM with 32k context window. Prefers over Qwen 3.6 27B due to plug-and-play compatibility versus complex tool call configuration.

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