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 Desktop
- 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 @earendil-works/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"
How to enable thinking
Here you are. This is for those running LM Studio which refuses to expose chat template variables in the GUI. It should work perfectly on the 31B model as well but no one can run that anyways with Context RAM usage so I didn't bother testing.
Don't forget to change the Reasoning Parsing to <|channel>thought and <channel|>.
Edit: I removed my method here's a better method thanks to @lps08
I enabled the thinking feature in lmstudio by inserting
{%- set enable_thinking = true %}at the beginning of the Jinja prompt
Doesn't work in Lmstudio 4.9.1 on MacOs
All I get is blank lines being generated during inference
Settings:
System prompt: blank
Prompt temple: as shown above
Reasoning section parsing:
start string: <|channel>
end string: <channel|>
This is with gemma-4-31B-it-UD-Q8_K_XL.gguf downloaded April 6 1pm EST
Just to clarify:
This WORKS with Gemma 4 26B A4B
This DOES NOT WORK with Gemma 4 31B
I enabled the thinking feature in lmstudio by inserting {%- set enable_thinking = true %} at the beginning of the Jinja prompt
I enabled the thinking feature in lmstudio by inserting
{%- set enable_thinking = true %}at the beginning of the Jinja prompt
Thank you. That helped.
set {%- set enable_thinking = true %} as the first line in the jinja prompt. in LM Studio you can currently find this at the bottom of the model's inference settings (in the 'My Models' section of the app)
you also then will need to specify the start and end strings so LMS can parse the output into a think block:
start: <|channel>thought
end: <channel|>
this is also found in the inference settings
note that the jinja prompt is coded so that the reasoning blocks don't feed back into the model's context during the inferencing of subsequent prompts (unless using tool-calling, in which case only the most recent reasoning block is fed back)