Instructions to use lm-kit/gemma-3-4b-instruct-gguf with libraries, inference providers, notebooks, and local apps. Follow these links to get started.

Libraries

How to use lm-kit/gemma-3-4b-instruct-gguf with llama-cpp-python:

# !pip install llama-cpp-python

from llama_cpp import Llama

llm = Llama.from_pretrained(
	repo_id="lm-kit/gemma-3-4b-instruct-gguf",
	filename="gemma-3-it-4B-F16.gguf",
)

llm.create_chat_completion(
	messages = "No input example has been defined for this model task."
)

Notebooks
Google Colab
Kaggle
Local Apps

llama.cpp

How to use lm-kit/gemma-3-4b-instruct-gguf with llama.cpp:

Install from brew

brew install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
llama-server -hf lm-kit/gemma-3-4b-instruct-gguf:Q4_K_M
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
llama-cli -hf lm-kit/gemma-3-4b-instruct-gguf:Q4_K_M

Install from WinGet (Windows)

winget install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
llama-server -hf lm-kit/gemma-3-4b-instruct-gguf:Q4_K_M
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
llama-cli -hf lm-kit/gemma-3-4b-instruct-gguf: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 lm-kit/gemma-3-4b-instruct-gguf:Q4_K_M
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
./llama-cli -hf lm-kit/gemma-3-4b-instruct-gguf: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 lm-kit/gemma-3-4b-instruct-gguf:Q4_K_M
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
./build/bin/llama-cli -hf lm-kit/gemma-3-4b-instruct-gguf:Q4_K_M

Use Docker

docker model run hf.co/lm-kit/gemma-3-4b-instruct-gguf:Q4_K_M

LM Studio
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Ollama
How to use lm-kit/gemma-3-4b-instruct-gguf with Ollama:
```
ollama run hf.co/lm-kit/gemma-3-4b-instruct-gguf:Q4_K_M
```

Unsloth Studio

How to use lm-kit/gemma-3-4b-instruct-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 lm-kit/gemma-3-4b-instruct-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 lm-kit/gemma-3-4b-instruct-gguf to start chatting

Using HuggingFace Spaces for Unsloth

# No setup required
# Open https://huggingface.co/spaces/unsloth/studio in your browser
# Search for lm-kit/gemma-3-4b-instruct-gguf to start chatting

Docker Model Runner
How to use lm-kit/gemma-3-4b-instruct-gguf with Docker Model Runner:
```
docker model run hf.co/lm-kit/gemma-3-4b-instruct-gguf:Q4_K_M
```

Lemonade

How to use lm-kit/gemma-3-4b-instruct-gguf with Lemonade:

Pull the model

# Download Lemonade from https://lemonade-server.ai/
lemonade pull lm-kit/gemma-3-4b-instruct-gguf:Q4_K_M

Run and chat with the model

lemonade run user.gemma-3-4b-instruct-gguf-Q4_K_M

List all available models

lemonade list

Model Summary

This repository hosts quantized versions of the Gemma 3 4B instruct model.

Format: GGUF
Converter: llama.cpp 7841fc723e059d1fd9640e5c0ef19050fcc7c698
Quantizer: LM-Kit.NET 2025.3.4

For more detailed information on the base model, please visit the following link

Gemma-3-4b-it

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Model size

4B params

Architecture

gemma3

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