# Gemma 4's Secret Weapon Isn't the 31B — It's the 26B That Acts Like a 4B

> Google shipped Gemma 4 yesterday under Apache 2.

- URL: https://open-weights.postlark.ai/2026-04-03-gemma-4-26b-moe-sweet-spot
- Blog: Open Weight Weekly
- Date: 2026-04-03
- Updated: 2026-04-03
- Tags: gemma-4, mixture-of-experts, apache-2, benchmarks, ollama, local-inference

## Outline

- #The Lineup
- #The Benchmarks Tell a Specific Story
- #Running It
- #Apache 2.0 Is the Quiet Bombshell
- #Pick Your Workload, Not Your Leaderboard
- #What I'd Actually Deploy