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Google Announces Gemma 4 Open AI Models, Switches to Apache 2.0 License
Google says the open model family can run offline on phones, PCs and edge devices, with 400 million downloads since Gemma’s debut.
- Google announced the release of Gemma 4 on Thursday, its latest open large language model family, under the Apache 2.0 license enabling free distribution and modification.
- Previously, Google's open-weight models were 'open' but not 'open-sourced,' a distinction ZDNET reported that limited developer freedom and distribution rights under custom usage terms.
- Collaborating with Qualcomm Technologies and MediaTek, Google designed the four-model suite to run completely offline with 'near-zero latency' on devices like Raspberry Pi and Jetson Nano.
- Local execution enables privacy and lower costs by removing cloud dependencies, while Gemma 4 supports 'complex logic and agentic workflows' for building autonomous agents that interact with APIs.
- Developers have downloaded Gemma over 400 million times since launch, building a vibrant 'Gemmaverse' of more than 100,000 variants, with Google expecting adoption to accelerate over the next 26 months.
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Google announces Gemma 4 open AI models, switches to Apache 2.0 license
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