gemma-4-26B-A4B-it vs medgemma-4b-it
Specs, VRAM requirements and download trends — updated 27 August 2026.
Specification comparison
Differences are highlighted; identical values are muted.
| Specification | gemma-4-26B-A4B-it | medgemma-4b-it |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 26.5 B | 4.3 B |
| Architecture | Gemma4ForConditionalGeneration | Gemma3ForConditionalGeneration |
| Context length | — | — |
| Licence | apache-2.0 | other |
| Commercial use | Allowed | Unknown |
| Languages | — | — |
| Downloads 30d | 10,031,000 | 1,104,015 |
| Downloads all time | 61.6 M | 5.8 M |
| Quantizations on the Hub | SAFETENSORS | SAFETENSORS |
| Gated | No | Yes — accept licence |
| First seen on the Hub | 2026-03-11 | 2025-05-19 |
Download trend
Daily snapshots, last 56 days (28 Jul – 21 Sep)
13.0 M861 K
gemma-4-26B-A4B-it
medgemma-4b-it
VRAM side by side
On RTX 4090 · 24 GB · 8K context unless noted
medgemma-4b-it · fp16
10.6 GB / 24 GB
gemma-4-26B-A4B-it · fp16
61.3 GB / 24 GB