Instructions to use unsloth/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-GGUF with libraries, inference providers, notebooks, and local apps. Follow these links to get started.
- Notebooks
- Google Colab
- Kaggle
- Local Apps Settings
- llama.cpp
How to use unsloth/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-GGUF with llama.cpp:
Install (macOS, Linux)
curl -LsSf https://llama.app/install.sh | sh # Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI: llama serve -hf unsloth/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_M # Run inference directly in the terminal: llama cli -hf unsloth/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_M
Install from WinGet (Windows)
winget install llama.cpp # Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI: llama serve -hf unsloth/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_M # Run inference directly in the terminal: llama cli -hf unsloth/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_M
Use pre-built binary
# Download pre-built binary from: # https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp/releases # Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI: ./llama-server -hf unsloth/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_M # Run inference directly in the terminal: ./llama-cli -hf unsloth/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_M
Build from source code
git clone https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp.git cd llama.cpp cmake -B build cmake --build build -j --target llama-server llama-cli # Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI: ./build/bin/llama-server -hf unsloth/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_M # Run inference directly in the terminal: ./build/bin/llama-cli -hf unsloth/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_M
Use Docker
docker model run hf.co/unsloth/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_M
- LM Studio
- Jan
- vLLM
How to use unsloth/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-GGUF with vLLM:
Install from pip and serve model
# Install vLLM from pip: pip install vllm # Start the vLLM server: vllm serve "unsloth/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-GGUF" # Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API): curl -X POST "http://localhost:8000/v1/chat/completions" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ --data '{ "model": "unsloth/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-GGUF", "messages": [ { "role": "user", "content": [ { "type": "text", "text": "Describe this image in one sentence." }, { "type": "image_url", "image_url": { "url": "https://cdn.britannica.com/61/93061-050-99147DCE/Statue-of-Liberty-Island-New-York-Bay.jpg" } } ] } ] }'Use Docker
docker model run hf.co/unsloth/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_M
- Ollama
How to use unsloth/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-GGUF with Ollama:
ollama run hf.co/unsloth/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_M
- Unsloth Studio
How to use unsloth/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-GGUF with Unsloth Studio:
Install Unsloth Studio (macOS, Linux, WSL)
curl -fsSL https://unsloth.ai/install.sh | sh # Run unsloth studio unsloth studio -H 0.0.0.0 -p 8888 # Then open http://localhost:8888 in your browser # Search for unsloth/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-GGUF to start chatting
Install Unsloth Studio (Windows)
irm https://unsloth.ai/install.ps1 | iex # Run unsloth studio unsloth studio -H 0.0.0.0 -p 8888 # Then open http://localhost:8888 in your browser # Search for unsloth/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-GGUF to start chatting
Using HuggingFace Spaces for Unsloth
# No setup required # Open https://huggingface.co/spaces/unsloth/studio in your browser # Search for unsloth/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-GGUF to start chatting
- Pi
How to use unsloth/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-GGUF with Pi:
Start the llama.cpp server
# Install llama.cpp: brew install llama.cpp # Start a local OpenAI-compatible server: llama serve -hf unsloth/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_M
Configure the model in Pi
# Install Pi: npm install -g @mariozechner/pi-coding-agent # Add to ~/.pi/agent/models.json: { "providers": { "llama-cpp": { "baseUrl": "http://localhost:8080/v1", "api": "openai-completions", "apiKey": "none", "models": [ { "id": "unsloth/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_M" } ] } } }Run Pi
# Start Pi in your project directory: pi
- Docker Model Runner
How to use unsloth/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-GGUF with Docker Model Runner:
docker model run hf.co/unsloth/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_M
- Lemonade
How to use unsloth/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-GGUF with Lemonade:
Pull the model
# Download Lemonade from https://lemonade-server.ai/ lemonade pull unsloth/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_M
Run and chat with the model
lemonade run user.gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-GGUF-UD-Q4_K_M
List all available models
lemonade list
- Hermes Agent
How to use unsloth/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-GGUF with Hermes Agent:
Start the llama.cpp server
# Install llama.cpp: brew install llama.cpp # Start a local OpenAI-compatible server: llama serve -hf unsloth/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_M
Configure Hermes
# Install Hermes: curl -fsSL https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/install.sh | bash hermes setup # Point Hermes at the local server: hermes config set model.provider custom hermes config set model.base_url http://127.0.0.1:8080/v1 hermes config set model.default unsloth/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_M
Run Hermes
hermes
- Atomic Chat
- OpenClaw
How to use unsloth/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-GGUF with OpenClaw:
Start the llama.cpp server
# Install llama.cpp: brew install llama.cpp # Start a local OpenAI-compatible server: llama serve -hf unsloth/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_M
Configure OpenClaw
# Install OpenClaw: npm install -g openclaw@latest # Register the local server and set it as the default model: openclaw onboard --non-interactive --mode local \ --auth-choice custom-api-key \ --custom-base-url http://127.0.0.1:8080/v1 \ --custom-model-id "unsloth/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_M" \ --custom-provider-id llama-cpp \ --custom-compatibility openai \ --custom-text-input \ --accept-risk \ --skip-health
Run OpenClaw
openclaw agent --local --agent main --message "Hello from Hugging Face"
Fails to run on vLLM
I’m trying to serve the following GGUF model with vLLM:
vllm serve /models/hf-exact/unsloth_gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-GGUF/main/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-UD-Q6_K_XL.gguf
--host 0.0.0.0
--port 8000
--served-model-name gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-UD-Q6_K_XL.gguf
--tensor-parallel-size 1
--pipeline-parallel-size 1
--gpu-memory-utilization 0.90
--max-model-len 1024
--max-num-seqs 1
--max-num-batched-tokens 1024
--enforce-eager
--disable-custom-all-reduce
--tokenizer unsloth/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-GGUF
--hf-config-path unsloth/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-GGUF
--cpu-offload-gb 20
Runtime versions in the environment reproducing this:
- vllm 0.19.0+cu130
- transformers 4.57.6
vLLM accepts the CLI args and starts the GGUF loading path, but startup fails before the API becomes healthy.
The relevant output is:
non-default args: {
'model_tag': '/models/hf-exact/unsloth_gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-GGUF/main/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-UD-Q6_K_XL.gguf',
'model': '/models/hf-exact/unsloth_gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-GGUF/main/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-UD-Q6_K_XL.gguf',
'tokenizer': 'unsloth/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-GGUF',
'hf_config_path': 'unsloth/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-GGUF',
'cpu_offload_gb': 20.0,
...
}
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages/transformers/modeling_gguf_pytorch_utils.py", line 431, in
load_gguf_checkpoint
raise ValueError(f"GGUF model with architecture {architecture} is not supported yet.")
ValueError: GGUF model with architecture gemma4 is not supported yet.
So this does not appear to be a path, tokenizer, or CPU offload issue. It looks like this vllm + transformers
combination can enter the GGUF loading path, but does not yet support gemma4 as a GGUF architecture.
Has anyone successfully served a Gemma 4 GGUF with vllm 0.19.0+cu130 and transformers 4.57.6, or is gemma4 GGUF
support still missing upstream?
I have now tried both with opensource driver (original) and now with the proprietary Nvida driver version 590.48.01 and i get the same behavior.
me too
Same error for me as well.
vllm 0.19.1rc1.dev319
transformers 5.5.0
hi same error with me as well. vllm 0.20.0, transformers 5.7.0. do u manage to get it working up to this point?
Hi! Did anyone get this working with sglang instead of vllm? This is the error I got when using sglang v0.5.12.post1 on Q4_K_XL .gguf file: ValueError: GGUF model with architecture gemma4 is not supported yet. Does this issue need to be fixed by the underlying 'transformers' repo?