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

Specs, VRAM requirements and download trends — updated 3 August 2026.

google · A
Params
32.7 B
Context
30d
11.9 M
apache-2.0 · commercial OK
google · B
Params
26.5 B
Context
30d
865 K
apache-2.0 · commercial OK

Specification comparison

Differences are highlighted; identical values are muted.

Specification gemma-4-31B-it gemma-4-26B-A4B
Parameters 32.7 B 26.5 B
Architecture Gemma4ForConditionalGeneration Gemma4ForConditionalGeneration
Context length
Licence apache-2.0 apache-2.0
Commercial use Allowed Allowed
Languages
Downloads 30d 11,885,389 864,997
Downloads all time 45.2 M 2.0 M
Quantizations on the Hub SAFETENSORS SAFETENSORS
Gated No No
First seen on the Hub 2026-03-11 2026-03-12

Download trend

Daily snapshots, last 10 days (28 Jul – 6 Aug)

12.4 M865 K
gemma-4-31B-it gemma-4-26B-A4B

VRAM side by side

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

gemma-4-26B-A4B · 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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