# Gemma 4: Byte for byte, the most capable open models

DevFeed: [Gemma 4: Byte for byte, the most capable open models](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/gemma-4-byte-for-byte-the-most-capable-open-models-6176.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://deepmind.google/blog/gemma-4-byte-for-byte-the-most-capable-open-models/>)

Author: Clement Farabet

Published: 2026-04-02T16:00:49Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Google DeepMind News](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/google-deepmind-news.md>)

Topics: [gemma4](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/gemma4.md>), [gemma](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/gemma.md>), [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [Mixture of Experts (MoE)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mixture-of-experts-moe.md>), [multimodal](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/multimodal.md>), [Low Latency](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/low-latency.md>), [Android](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android.md>)

Tags: [agentic](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agentic.md>), [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [apache](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apache.md>), [gemma](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gemma.md>), [latency](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/latency.md>), [low-latency](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/low-latency.md>), [mixture-of-experts-moe](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mixture-of-experts-moe.md>), [models](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/models.md>), [multimodal](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/multimodal.md>), [none](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/none.md>), [on-device](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/on-device.md>), [open](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open.md>), [performance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/performance.md>), [products](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/products.md>), [reasoning](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/reasoning.md>), [research](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/research.md>), [tools](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tools.md>), [workflows](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/workflows.md>)

## AI overview

Gemma 4 is a family of open models designed for advanced reasoning and agentic workflows. It includes E2B, E4B, 26B Mixture of Experts, and 31B Dense variants, with an Apache 2.0 license and designs optimized for hardware ranging from Android devices and laptop GPUs to developer workstations and accelerators.

## Source excerpt

Gemma 4: Our most intelligent open models to date, purpose-built for advanced reasoning and agentic workflows.