gemma-4-26B-A4B-it vs SmolVLM-256M-Instruct
Specs, VRAM requirements and download trends — updated 28 July 2026.
Specification comparison
Differences are highlighted; identical values are muted.
| Specification | gemma-4-26B-A4B-it | SmolVLM-256M-Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 26.5 B | 260 M |
| Architecture | Gemma4ForConditionalGeneration | Idefics3ForConditionalGeneration |
| Context length | — | — |
| Licence | apache-2.0 | apache-2.0 |
| Commercial use | Allowed | Allowed |
| Languages | — | 1 |
| Downloads 30d | 11,748,521 | 1,098,853 |
| Downloads all time | 46.6 M | 7.1 M |
| Quantizations on the Hub | SAFETENSORS | SAFETENSORS |
| Gated | No | No |
| First seen on the Hub | 2026-03-11 | 2025-01-17 |
Download trend
Daily snapshots, last 10 days (28 Jul – 6 Aug)
13.0 M1.0 M
gemma-4-26B-A4B-it
SmolVLM-256M-Instruct
VRAM side by side
On RTX 4090 · 24 GB · 8K context unless noted
SmolVLM-256M-Instruct · fp16
1.1 GB / 24 GB
gemma-4-26B-A4B-it · fp16
61.3 GB / 24 GB