# Google DeepMind Launches Gemma 4 Open Models with Apache 2.0 License

**Curated by [Ayaan Zaveri](/content/user/249647ab-6b2d-4679-adb9-f9f3097c71ad/index.html)**  
*Apr 2, 2026*  
*[Artificial Intelligence](/content/category/artificial-intelligence/index.html)*

Google DeepMind released Gemma 4, the most capable open AI model series yet, offering advanced reasoning and on-device agentic workflows for local and edge deployments [blog.google+1](https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/developers-tools/gemma-4/).

The models are fully open-source under the Apache 2.0 license, simplifying access and encouraging a vibrant ecosystem of autonomous AI experiences [zdnet.com+1](https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-gemma-4-fully-open-source-powerful-local-ai/).

Gemma 4 supports multimodality (text, image, audio), 140+ languages, and a 256,000-token context window, enabling complex conversations, code analysis, and large-scale data processing [zdnet.com+1](https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-gemma-4-fully-open-source-powerful-local-ai/).

The family includes four variants—2B Edge, 4B, 26B MoE, and 31B Dense—optimized for resource-constrained devices to workstation-class workloads, balancing intelligence with computational efficiency [huggingface.co+1](https://huggingface.co/google/gemma-4-31B).

By enabling on-device inference, Gemma 4 delivers offline functionality, enhanced data privacy, and lower operational costs, especially valuable for regulated or cost-sensitive use cases [zdnet.com+1](https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-gemma-4-fully-open-source-powerful-local-ai/).

### Sources

7 references

- [Gemma 4: Byte for byte, the most capable open models - blog.google · Apr 1](https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/developers-tools/gemma-4/)  
- [Bring state-of-the-art agentic skills to the edge with Gemma 4 - Google Developers Blog · Apr 1](https://developers.googleblog.com/en/bring-state-of-the-art-agentic-skills-to-the-edge-with-gemma-4/)  
- [Google's Gemma 4 model goes fully open-source and unlocks powerful local AI - even on phones - zdnet.com · Apr 2](https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-gemma-4-fully-open-source-powerful-local-ai/)

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- [Google](/content/category/google/index.html)  
- [Gemma 4](/content/category/gemma-4/index.html)  
- [Artificial Intelligence](/content/category/artificial-intelligence/index.html)  
- [Apache 2.0](/content/category/apache-20/index.html)