Introducing Gemma 4: Google’s Most Capable Open Models

Google’s Gemma, a family of lightweight, open-source AI models, was first introduced in 2024 as a way for developers to run Gemini’s technology on local hardware, including laptops, workstations, and mobile devices. Gemma 4, the newest and most intelligent model family, just released in April 2026 with improved agentic workflows and advanced reasoning.

We just released Gemma 4 — our most intelligent open models to date.

Built from the same world-class research as Gemini 3, Gemma 4 brings breakthrough intelligence directly to your own hardware for advanced reasoning and agentic workflows.

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— Google (@Google) April 2, 2026

What’s New with Gemma 4?

Gemma 4 is built with the same advanced technology as Gemini 3, so this new version ensures that the platform excels in all the important areas. A few improvements include:

• Advanced Reasoning – Gemma 4 offers significant enhancements for math, instruction-following, multi-step planning, and deep logic, allowing it to execute more complex tasks.
• Agentic Workflows – Developers can more easily build autonomous agents to use different tools thanks to support for function-calling, structured JSON output, and native system instructions.
• Code Generation – The AI can handle high-quality offline code so developers can have a code assistant right in their workstation.
• Vision Tasks – Gemma 4 models natively process images and videos to assist with visual tasks like optical character recognition and chart understanding.
• Audio Tasks – Native audio input helps E2B and E4B models with audio tasks like speech recognition and understanding.
• Long Context – Edge models have a 128K context window while larger models have a 256K context window to make it easier for the AI to process long-form content with only one prompt.
• Languages – The AI is trained on over 140 languages to expand access across the globe.

Gemma 4 Becomes More Capable and Versatile

Gemma has been downloaded over 400 million times, and the Gemmaverse has over 100,000 variants. To keep up with the growing need, Gemma 4 has focused on ensuring the AI models work well for all types of tasks.

Gemma 4 is available in four distinct sizes so companies can choose ones that fit specific hardware and uses: Effective 2B (E2B), Effective 4B (E4B), 26B Mixture of Experts (MoE), and 31B Dense. 26B and 31B models are perfect for working offline on personal computers while E2B and E4B are geared toward mobile and IoT devices.

These AI models are under a commercially permissive Apache 2.0 license, allowing developers to build freely without major restrictions. Users get the flexibility they need both on-premises and in the cloud. Google takes developer feedback into account to find ways to further improve Gemma for future versions.

How Can Businesses Use Gemma to Their Advantage?

Gemma 4 is a great tool for brands because it allows them to create cost-effective, customizable AI applications to improve workflows. Tools like this add convenience for many business operations, especially as new updates roll out.

Even if you don’t use Gemma, AI is a big part of the world right now. Whether you use AI tools for efficiency or focus on AI optimization, it can enhance your brand’s visibility and success. Contact Avenue Z today to see how you can use AI to your advantage with tailored marketing strategies.