mistral.rs Adds Support for Gemma 4 12B: Multimodal, Agentic, and MTP

mistral.rs now supports Gemma 4 12B with multimodal, agentic, and Multi-Turn Prediction (MTP) features. This release includes web search and sandboxed code execution for building agentic apps, plus audio, image, and video input.
Installation
Single-line install for Linux/macOS and Windows:
# Linux/macOS
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/EricLBuehler/mistral.rs/master/install.sh | sh
Windows
irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/EricLBuehler/mistral.rs/master/install.ps1 | iex
Running with Agent & Quantization
Launch an OpenAI- and Anthropic-compatible HTTP server with a built-in web UI at localhost:1234/ui:
mistralrs run --agent -m google/gemma-4-12B-it --quant 4Enabling MTP (Multi-Turn Prediction)
To use MTP, add the --mtp-model flag with the assistant model:
mistralrs run --agent -m google/gemma-4-12B-it --quant 4 --mtp-model google/gemma-4-12B-it-assistantKey Features
- Full multimodal support: audio, image, and video
- Web search and sandboxed code execution for agentic workflows
- OpenAI and Anthropic-compatible HTTP server
- Built-in web chat UI at
localhost:1234/ui
For more details: GitHub | Documentation
📖 Read the full source: r/LocalLLaMA
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