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gemma 4 26B A4B it

General model by Google · 26.54B parameters · Released 2026-03-11

Chip
Unified Memory
Bandwidth 307 GB/s
Available for Models ~21 GB

Tight Fit

gemma 4 26B A4B it can run but will be tight at 85% of RAM. Consider a lower quantization or closing other apps.

~9 tok/s

Q5_K_M · 20.3 GB

Alternative: Q4_K_M (17.6 GB, ~11 tok/s)

Quantization Options

QuantizationMemorySpeedFits?
Q8_0 30.1 GB~6 tok/s✗
Q6_K 23.5 GB~8 tok/s✗
Q5_K_M Recommended 20.3 GB~9 tok/s✓
Q4_K_M 17.6 GB~11 tok/s✓
Q3_K_M 15.0 GB~13 tok/s✓
Q2_K 12.1 GB~17 tok/s✓

Specifications

Parameters26.5B
Architecturegemma4
Context Length262K
CategoryGeneral
Capabilitiesvision, tool_use
Formatgguf
Minimum RAM14.8 GB
HuggingFace Downloads659,815

GGUF Sources

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Which Mac Can Run gemma 4 26B A4B it?

Minimum Mac

MacBook Pro 16" — M1 Max 32GB

Q6_K · ~10 tok/s · 73% RAM

MacQuanttok/sRAM %
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Ultra 192GB Q8_0 ~36 16%
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Ultra 256GB Q8_0 ~36 12%
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Ultra 384GB Q8_0 ~36 8%
Mac Studio · M6 Ultra 192GB Q8_0 ~36 16%
Mac Studio · M6 Ultra 256GB Q8_0 ~36 12%
Mac Studio · M6 Ultra 384GB Q8_0 ~36 8%
Mac Studio · M5 Ultra 128GB Q8_0 ~24 24%
Mac Studio · M5 Ultra 192GB Q8_0 ~24 16%
Mac Studio · M5 Ultra 256GB Q8_0 ~24 12%
MacBook Pro 14" · M6 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~18 63%
MacBook Pro 14" · M6 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~18 47%
MacBook Pro 14" · M6 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~18 24%
MacBook Pro 14" · M6 Max 192GB Q8_0 ~18 16%
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~18 63%
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~18 47%
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~18 24%
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Max 192GB Q8_0 ~18 16%
Mac Studio · M6 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~18 63%
Mac Studio · M6 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~18 47%
Mac Studio · M6 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~18 24%
Mac Studio · M6 Max 192GB Q8_0 ~18 16%
Mac Studio · M1 Ultra 64GB Q8_0 ~16 47%
Mac Studio · M1 Ultra 128GB Q8_0 ~16 24%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 64GB Q8_0 ~16 47%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 96GB Q8_0 ~16 31%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 128GB Q8_0 ~16 24%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 192GB Q8_0 ~16 16%
Mac Studio · M3 Ultra 96GB Q8_0 ~16 31%
Mac Studio · M3 Ultra 192GB Q8_0 ~16 16%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~12 84%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~12 63%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~12 47%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~12 24%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~12 84%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~12 63%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~12 47%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~12 24%
Mac Studio · M5 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~12 84%
Mac Studio · M5 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~12 47%
Mac Studio · M5 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~12 24%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~11 84%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~11 63%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~11 47%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~11 24%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~11 84%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~11 47%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~11 24%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Max 32GB Q6_K ~10 73%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 32GB Q6_K ~10 73%
Mac Studio · M1 Max 32GB Q6_K ~10 73%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 32GB Q6_K ~10 73%
MacBook Pro 14" · M6 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~8 63%
MacBook Pro 14" · M6 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~8 47%
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~8 63%
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~8 47%
Mac Mini · M6 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~8 63%
Mac Mini · M6 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~8 47%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~8 47%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~8 47%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~8 31%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~8 84%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~8 63%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~8 47%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~8 31%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~8 24%
Mac Studio · M1 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~8 47%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~8 47%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~8 31%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~6 63%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~6 47%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~6 63%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~5 63%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~5 63%
Mac Mini · M4 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~5 63%
MacBook Air · M6 32GB Q6_K ~5 73%
MacBook Pro 14" · M6 32GB Q6_K ~5 73%
Mac Mini · M6 32GB Q6_K ~5 73%
iMac · M6 32GB Q6_K ~5 73%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Pro 32GB Q6_K ~5 73%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Pro 32GB Q6_K ~5 73%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Pro 32GB Q6_K ~5 73%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Pro 32GB Q6_K ~5 73%
Mac Mini · M2 Pro 32GB Q6_K ~5 73%
MacBook Air · M5 32GB Q6_K ~4 73%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 32GB Q6_K ~4 73%
MacBook Air · M4 32GB Q6_K ~3 73%
Mac Mini · M4 32GB Q6_K ~3 73%
iMac · M4 32GB Q6_K ~3 73%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Pro 36GB Q8_0 ~3 84%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Pro 36GB Q8_0 ~3 84%
MacBook Pro 14" · M6 Pro 24GB Q5_K_M ~12 85%
MacBook Pro 16" · M6 Pro 24GB Q5_K_M ~12 85%
Mac Mini · M6 Pro 24GB Q5_K_M ~12 85%
MacBook Air · M6 16GB Q2_K ~11 75%
MacBook Pro 14" · M6 16GB Q2_K ~11 75%
Mac Mini · M6 16GB Q2_K ~11 75%
iMac · M6 16GB Q2_K ~11 75%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Pro 16GB Q2_K ~11 75%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Pro 16GB Q2_K ~11 75%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Pro 16GB Q2_K ~11 75%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Pro 16GB Q2_K ~11 75%
Mac Mini · M2 Pro 16GB Q2_K ~11 75%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 24GB Q5_K_M ~9 85%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Pro 24GB Q5_K_M ~9 85%
MacBook Air · M5 16GB Q2_K ~9 75%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 16GB Q2_K ~9 75%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Pro 24GB Q5_K_M ~8 85%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Pro 24GB Q5_K_M ~8 85%
Mac Mini · M4 Pro 24GB Q5_K_M ~8 85%
MacBook Air · M4 16GB Q2_K ~7 75%
Mac Mini · M4 16GB Q2_K ~7 75%
iMac · M4 16GB Q2_K ~7 75%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Pro 18GB Q3_K_M ~6 83%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Pro 18GB Q3_K_M ~6 83%
MacBook Air · M6 24GB Q5_K_M ~6 85%
MacBook Pro 14" · M6 24GB Q5_K_M ~6 85%
Mac Mini · M6 24GB Q5_K_M ~6 85%
iMac · M6 24GB Q5_K_M ~6 85%
MacBook Air · M2 16GB Q2_K ~6 75%
MacBook Air · M3 16GB Q2_K ~6 75%
Mac Mini · M2 16GB Q2_K ~6 75%
iMac · M3 16GB Q2_K ~6 75%
MacBook Air · M5 24GB Q5_K_M ~5 85%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 24GB Q5_K_M ~5 85%
MacBook Air · M1 16GB Q2_K ~4 75%
Mac Mini · M1 16GB Q2_K ~4 75%
iMac · M1 16GB Q2_K ~4 75%
MacBook Air · M4 24GB Q5_K_M ~4 85%
Mac Mini · M4 24GB Q5_K_M ~4 85%
iMac · M4 24GB Q5_K_M ~4 85%
MacBook Air · M2 24GB Q5_K_M ~3 85%
MacBook Air · M3 24GB Q5_K_M ~3 85%
Mac Mini · M2 24GB Q5_K_M ~3 85%
iMac · M3 24GB Q5_K_M ~3 85%
MacBook Air · M2 8GB — — 151%
MacBook Air · M3 8GB — — 151%
Mac Mini · M2 8GB — — 151%
iMac · M3 8GB — — 151%
MacBook Air · M1 8GB — — 151%
Mac Mini · M1 8GB — — 151%
iMac · M1 8GB — — 151%

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