Ollama releases: v0.40.12

TL;DR

Ollama released version 0.40.12, which includes updates to preserve image detail for compact Gemma 4 vision towers and improve prompt speeds for various models by bumping the MLX versions. These changes aim to enhance visual clarity and processing efficiency in specific hardware configurations.

Detailed Summary

Ollama released version v0.40.12, which includes updates to preserve small-image detail for compact Gemma 4 vision towers and a version bump that enhances prompt speed for gemma, flint, and Laguna models by @dhiltgen. These changes are aimed at improving image processing capabilities specifically for smaller devices in the Ollama ecosystem.

Key Points

• • mlx: preserve small-image detail for compact Gemma 4 vision towers
• • MLX, MLX-C: version bump to speed up prompt processing
• • mlx: add support for DFlash2