Qwen3.8-27B-MLX-4bit vs gemma-3-4b-it
Specs, VRAM requirements and download trends — updated 21 September 2026.
lmstudio-community · A
Params
4.7 B
Context
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30d
4.7 M
apache-2.0 · commercial OK
Specification comparison
Differences are highlighted; identical values are muted.
| Specification | Qwen3.8-27B-MLX-4bit | gemma-3-4b-it |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 4.7 B | 4.3 B |
| Architecture | Qwen3_5ForConditionalGeneration | Gemma3ForConditionalGeneration |
| Context length | — | — |
| Licence | apache-2.0 | gemma |
| Commercial use | Allowed | Conditional |
| Languages | — | — |
| Downloads 30d | 4,696,719 | 1,759,366 |
| Downloads all time | 5.8 M | 26.3 M |
| Quantizations on the Hub | SAFETENSORS | SAFETENSORS |
| Gated | No | Yes — accept licence |
| First seen on the Hub | 2026-08-14 | 2025-02-20 |
Download trend
Daily snapshots, last 31 days (22 Aug – 21 Sep)
5.0 M890 K
Qwen3.8-27B-MLX-4bit
gemma-3-4b-it
A overtook B on 24 Aug
VRAM side by side
On RTX 4090 · 24 GB · 8K context unless noted
gemma-3-4b-it · fp16
10.6 GB / 24 GB
Qwen3.8-27B-MLX-4bit · fp16
18.9 GB / 24 GB