gemma-3-1b-it vs gemma-3-270m
Specs, VRAM requirements and download trends — updated 6 August 2026.
Specification comparison
Differences are highlighted; identical values are muted.
| Specification | gemma-3-1b-it | gemma-3-270m |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 1.0 B | 270 M |
| Architecture | Gemma3ForCausalLM | Gemma3ForCausalLM |
| Context length | — | — |
| Licence | gemma | gemma |
| Commercial use | Conditional | Conditional |
| Languages | — | — |
| Downloads 30d | 4,749,309 | 2,148,430 |
| Downloads all time | 46.4 M | 15.7 M |
| Quantizations on the Hub | SAFETENSORS | SAFETENSORS |
| Gated | Yes — accept licence | Yes — accept licence |
| First seen on the Hub | 2025-03-10 | 2025-08-05 |
Download trend
Daily snapshots, last 10 days (28 Jul – 6 Aug)
4.7 M2.0 M
gemma-3-1b-it
gemma-3-270m
VRAM side by side
On RTX 4090 · 24 GB · 8K context unless noted
gemma-3-270m · fp16
1.1 GB / 24 GB
gemma-3-1b-it · fp16
2.8 GB / 24 GB