gemma-4-26B-A4B-it vs gemma-4-31B-it

Specs, VRAM requirements and download trends — updated 20 September 2026.

google · A
Params
26.5 B
Context
30d
9.9 M
apache-2.0 · commercial OK
google · B
Params
32.7 B
Context
30d
9.1 M
apache-2.0 · commercial OK

Specification comparison

Differences are highlighted; identical values are muted.

Specification gemma-4-26B-A4B-it gemma-4-31B-it
Parameters 26.5 B 32.7 B
Architecture Gemma4ForConditionalGeneration Gemma4ForConditionalGeneration
Context length
Licence apache-2.0 apache-2.0
Commercial use Allowed Allowed
Languages
Downloads 30d 9,928,847 9,072,622
Downloads all time 61.2 M 59.3 M
Quantizations on the Hub SAFETENSORS SAFETENSORS
Gated No No
First seen on the Hub 2026-03-11 2026-03-11

Download trend

Daily snapshots, last 55 days (28 Jul – 20 Sep)

13.0 M7.8 M
gemma-4-26B-A4B-it gemma-4-31B-it A overtook B on 11 Sep

VRAM side by side

On RTX 4090 · 24 GB · 8K context unless noted

gemma-4-26B-A4B-it · fp16 61.3 GB / 24 GB
❌ Won’t fit
gemma-4-31B-it · fp16 74.2 GB / 24 GB
❌ Won’t fit

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