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Gemma 4 vs Qwen 3.8: sizes, licenses and benchmarks compared
Both mid-size models are Apache 2.0 and take images. Qwen3.8-27B reports higher scores, but the cards use different setups and only one benchmark overlaps.
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Both mid-size models are Apache 2.0 and take images. Qwen3.8-27B reports higher scores, but the cards use different setups and only one benchmark overlaps.
Install steps from the official docs, plus the memory each Gemma 4 size needs and what to check when a model won't load.

Google released Gemma 4 under the Apache 2.0 license, so you can download and use it commercially at no cost. Hosted use and hardware are separate.
The prototype carries four TPUs and runs one at a time for about 20 minutes. Google plans two more satellites in 2027.