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Gemma 2 9B

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255.1KDownloads780LikesJun 2024Released8K tokensContextGemmaLicense3 EntryQuality

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Ollama
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Quick specs

Parameters9B
Architecturedense
Context8K tokens
Modalitytext
Min RAM3.5 GB
Rec. RAM5.5 GB (Q4_K_M)
LicenseGemma
FamilyGemma
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About this model

Gemma 2 9B is Google's mid-size open model built on Gemini research. Features improved reasoning and safety with a novel architecture optimized for efficient inference on consumer hardware.

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Quantization options

VRAM estimates by quant level

No hardware detected — fit column shows raw VRAM estimates

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
3.5 GB
Low—
Q3_K_S
3
4.4 GB
Low—
NVFP4
4
5.0 GB
Medium—
Q4_K_M
4
5.5 GB
Medium—
Q5_K_M
5
6.5 GB
High—
Q6_K
6
7.4 GB
High—
Q8_0
8
9.6 GB
Very High—
F16
16
18.5 GB
Maximum—

Quality benchmarks

Gemma 2 9B benchmark scores

Benchmark verified

Coding

SWE-bench Verified—
HumanEval+64.0%
Aider Polyglot—
LiveCodeBench—

Reasoning

MMLU-Pro47.7%
GPQA Diamond—
MATH-50036.6%
ARC Challenge68.4%

General

Chatbot Arena—
IFEval73.6%

Source: official · 2024-06-27

Hardware compatibility

Fit estimates across all hardware

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Memory breakdown

Reference: NVIDIA A10 24GB

Weights5.5 GB
KV Cache1.4 GB
Runtime0.9 GB
Headroom2.4 GB