Model benchmarks

google/gemma-4-e4b local LLM performance

As of September 2026, google/gemma-4-e4b runs at up to 19.9 tok/s for local inference (best of 2 community benchmark runs across 1 GPU).

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Model size

4B

Peak speed

19.9 tok/s

Average speed

14.3 tok/s

Avg PP

278.9 tok/s

Min memory

2.0 GB

Max context

128.000 tokens

Avg output / run

9.778 tokens

Avg runtime / run

8m 41s

Avg quality

58.0

Benchmark runs

2

GPUs tested

1

Quality by task

Average LLM-judged quality (0–100) with the run-to-run spread shown as a P5–P95 band, overall and for each benchmark task, across all 2 runs. The low and high columns show how much the judge’s score varies between runs, and need at least two runs to display.

TaskP5 (low)AvgP95 (high)
Overall45.358.070.7
Agent Workflow72.976.379.7
Code Generation40.350.360.2
Role Play & Narrative64.572.079.5
Research & Analysis3.333.463.5

Performance by hardware and tool

Every hardware/tool/quantization combination google/gemma-4-e4b has been benchmarked on, ranked by peak token generation speed. Last updated September 2026.

HardwareToolQuantBest tok/sAvg tok/sMemoryContextQualityRuns
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Phoenix1LM Studio19.9 tok/s19.9 tok/s5.9 GB32.768 tokens72.11
CPU onlyLM Studio8.7 tok/s8.7 tok/s2.0 GB128.000 tokens43.81

Benchmark runs

All 2 google/gemma-4-e4b runs submitted so far — expand one for its hardware, quality breakdown and per-scenario detail.

Frequently asked questions

Is google/gemma-4-e4b good for coding?
In our benchmarks, google/gemma-4-e4b scores 50.3/100 for coding. It runs at about 14.3 tok/s, so if you want more speed, /home/polaris/models/Tiel-Coder-35B-A3B-MTP-UD-Q6_K_XL.gguf is faster (~35.6 tok/s) and still scores well for coding (84.9/100).
Is google/gemma-4-e4b good for agentic (tool-using) tasks?
In our benchmarks, google/gemma-4-e4b scores 76.3/100 for agentic workflows. It runs at about 14.3 tok/s, so if you want more speed, muse-glimmer:latest is faster (~34.5 tok/s) and still scores well for agentic workflows (93.0/100).
How fast is google/gemma-4-e4b for local inference?
Across 2 community benchmark runs, google/gemma-4-e4b reaches up to 19.9 tok/s and averages 14.3 tok/s, with the fastest results on Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Phoenix1.
How much memory does google/gemma-4-e4b need?
The leanest observed configuration used about 2.0 GB of memory.
Which tools have been used to run google/gemma-4-e4b?
Benchmarks were submitted using LM Studio. Results are community-contributed and updated as new runs arrive.