Model error diagnosis

Google: Gemma 3 12B (free) | model not found

Google: Gemma 3 12B (free) returning 404 / model not found means you should first confirm whether model ID google/gemma-3-12b-it:free is visible for this Google key, then separate permission, context, capability, rate limit, or route issues.

Model

google/gemma-3-12b-it:free

Google: Gemma 3 12B (free)

Provider

Google

32 models in catalog

Error type

model not found

model-not-found

Status code

404

global model route

Model error summary

Model

google/gemma-3-12b-it:free

Error type

model-not-found

Status code

404

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What this model error usually means

Google: Gemma 3 12B (free) returning 404 / model not found means you should first confirm whether model ID google/gemma-3-12b-it:free is visible for this Google key, then separate permission, context, capability, rate limit, or route issues.

Model: google/gemma-3-12b-it:free
Provider: Google
Status code: 404

How to prove it during checking

Read-only check. Detection data burns after 5 minutes.

List models: confirm whether google/gemma-3-12b-it:free is actually visible instead of guessing from the display name.
Light probe: use minimal input to verify whether Google returns the same 404, then record the error body.
Compare model facts: context 32,768, input $0.000, output $0.000.
supports max_tokens
supports seed
supports stop
supports temperature

Next action

Google: Gemma 3 12B (free) model not found should not end at failed. Return the next move: change model ID, add permission, reduce context, disable unsupported capability, change route, monitor, or hold listing.

Context: 32,768
Price: $0.000 / $0.000
Read-only check. Detection data burns after 5 minutes.

Open key checker

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Open models

Google: Gemma 3 12B (free)

Open providers

Google