Gemma 4 26B A4B IT QAT — NVFP4 GGUF

NVFP4 GGUF conversions derived from the Quantization-Aware Training (QAT) checkpoint of Gemma 4 26B A4B IT (google/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-qat-q4_0-unquantized).

This repository provides multiple GGUF quantization levels, making the model usable with llama.cpp and other GGUF-compatible inference engines.

Model Overview

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is a multimodal model built by Google DeepMind that handles text, image, and audio inputs and generates text output. It is designed for efficient on-device and server deployment.

Model Architecture

Property Value
Architecture Gemma4ForConditionalGeneration
Parameters 26B
Supported Modalities Text, Image, Audio
Context Length 256K tokens (262144)
Vocabulary Size 262K (262144)

GGUF Files

File Description
gemma-4-26b-a4b-qat-nvfp4.gguf NVFP4 Quantization
mmproj.gguf Multimodal projector (vision + audio)

A chat_template.jinja file is also provided for use with chat-based inference.

Usage

llama.cpp (CLI)

# Run text-only inference
./llama-cli \
  -m gemma-4-26b-a4b-qat-nvfp4.gguf \
  -p "Explain quantum computing in simple terms." \
  --temp 1.0 --top-k 64 --top-p 0.95

llama-server (OpenAI-compatible API)

# Text-only
./llama-server \
  -m gemma-4-26b-a4b-qat-nvfp4.gguf \
  --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8080

# Multimodal (image + audio)
./llama-server \
  -m gemma-4-26b-a4b-qat-nvfp4.gguf \
  --mmproj mmproj.gguf \
  --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8080

Multimodal (Image / Audio)

For image and audio inputs, use llama-server or llama-cli with the --mmproj flag pointing to mmproj.gguf. Refer to your inference engine's documentation for passing image/audio data alongside text prompts.

Modality order tip: For best results, place image content before text and audio content after text in your prompt.

Generation Parameters

Recommended parameters:

Parameter Value
Temperature 1.0
Top-K 64
Top-P 0.95
BOS Token ID 2
EOS Token ID 1
Pad Token ID 0
Mask Token ID 4

Thinking Mode

Gemma 4 supports configurable thinking (reasoning) mode:

  • Enable: Include the <|think|> token at the start of the system prompt.
  • Output format: When thinking is enabled, the model outputs internal reasoning followed by the final answer:
    <|channel>thought
    [Internal reasoning]
    <channel|>
    [Final answer]
    
  • Disable: Omit the <|think|> token.

Key Features

  • Multimodal: Text, image, and audio understanding
  • Long Context: 256K token context window
  • Function Calling: Native support for structured tool use (agentic workflows)
  • Multilingual: Support for 140+ languages
  • Native System Prompt: Supports the system role for structured conversations

Acknowledgements

Citation

@misc{gemmateam2026gemma4,
      title={Gemma 4 Technical Report},
      author={Gemma Team},
      year={2026},
      eprint={2607.02770},
      archivePrefix={arXiv},
      primaryClass={cs.CL},
      url={https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.02770},
}

License

Apache License 2.0

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