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Gemma-4-Novelist-Eclipse-31B

Parameters
32.1B
Max context length
262,144
Architecture
gemma4
License
apache-2.0
llama.cpp
b8637+

About Gemma-4-Novelist-Eclipse-31B

Gemma-4-Novelist-Eclipse-31B is a GGUF model based on Ateron/Gemma-4-Novelist-Eclipse-31B on Hugging Face. GGUF files are published by bartowski/Ateron_Gemma-4-Novelist-Eclipse-31B-GGUF. It has about 32.1B parameters, the gemma4 architecture, a maximum context length of 262,144 tokens (values written in the GGUF).

There are 27 quantizations, with file sizes from 11.3 GB (IQ2_XXS) to 64.2 GB (BF16) (actual sizes on Hugging Face).

Running Q4_K_M (20.4 GB) with an 8,192-token context needs an estimated 23.4 GB of memory, and an estimated 25.4 GB at 32,768 tokens. For 8,192 tokens, a GPU with 24 GB or more of VRAM (such as GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, GeForce RTX 4090), or a Mac with 24 GB or more of unified memory, is a rough guide (macOS caps how much memory the GPU can use, so leave some headroom). The smallest, IQ2_XXS (11.3 GB), needs an estimated 14.3 GB at 8,192 tokens.

The original model is licensed under Apache License 2.0, which allows commercial use (keep the license text and copyright notice when redistributing). Check the original license for the terms of use.

File size and estimated memory per quantization

  • Up to 8 GB
  • Up to 16 GB
  • Up to 24 GB
  • Up to 48 GB
  • Up to 128 GB
  • More

File sizes are the actual values on Hugging Face. Memory is estimated for each context length (KV cache f16). The formula is in How memory is calculated.

All memory figures are Estimated (KV cache f16). It should run on a setup with at least this much VRAM (or Mac unified memory). Click a value to see the devices and models that fit that amount (Find by GPU / Mac).

About the "quality guide" (how far a quantization drifts from the original)

For each quantization type, how far the output drifts from the original model, grouped into six levels from values llama.cpp measured on Llama-3-8B.

The value is mean KLD (the difference between the original and quantized model in next-token probabilities); smaller means closer to the original. Quantizations made with an imatrix (importance data) come out slightly smaller. Levels use the value without an imatrix (or with one, for types that only have that).

These values were not measured on this model. Larger models and MoE models tend to drift less with the same type. Distributor-specific mixed types (such as UD-Q4_K_XL) cannot be matched by type name alone, so they show "-".

Quantization Quality guide KLD (no imatrix) KLD (imatrix) Size (Llama-3-8B)
Q8_0 Nearly identical 0.0014 - 7.96 GiB
Q6_K Very small 0.0055 - 6.14 GiB
Q5_K_M Very small 0.0108 - 5.33 GiB
Q5_K_S Small 0.0166 - 5.21 GiB
Q5_1 Small 0.0180 - 5.65 GiB
Q5_0 Small 0.0222 - 5.21 GiB
Q4_K_M Small 0.0313 0.0282 4.58 GiB
Q4_K_S Medium 0.0431 0.0320 4.37 GiB
IQ4_NL Small - 0.0357 4.35 GiB
IQ4_XS Small - 0.0363 4.14 GiB
Q4_1 Medium 0.0717 - 4.78 GiB
Q4_0 Medium 0.0719 - 4.34 GiB
Q3_K_L Medium 0.0872 0.0731 4.03 GiB
Q3_K_M Medium 0.1019 0.0844 3.74 GiB
IQ3_M Medium - 0.1025 3.53 GiB
IQ3_S Medium - 0.1113 3.42 GiB
IQ3_XS Large - 0.1387 3.28 GiB
IQ3_XXS Large - 0.1836 3.05 GiB
Q3_K_S Large 0.2282 0.1998 3.41 GiB
IQ2_M Large - 0.3260 2.74 GiB
Q2_K Very large 0.4451 0.3322 2.96 GiB
Q2_K_S Very large - 0.4034 2.96 GiB
IQ2_S Very large - 0.4392 2.56 GiB
IQ2_XS Very large - 0.5463 2.43 GiB
IQ2_XXS Very large - 0.8120 2.24 GiB
IQ1_M Very large - 1.3931 2.01 GiB
IQ1_S Very large - 2.2546 1.88 GiB

Source: llama.cpp (MIT), measured on Llama-3-8B against FP16, Wikitext-2, revision f364eb6f. Original table · Reading and choosing quantizations

GGUF source

bartowski/Ateron_Gemma-4-Novelist-Eclipse-31B-GGUF

Converted and published by a third party About this label

Last checked: Oct 12, 2026

Architecture
gemma4
llama.cpp b8637 and later
Parameters
32.1B
Max context length
262,144
License
apache-2.0 Commercial OK
File size and memory per quantization for Gemma-4-Novelist-Eclipse-31B (bartowski/Ateron_Gemma-4-Novelist-Eclipse-31B-GGUF)
Quantization File size Measured Quality guide 4,096 8,192 16,384 32,768 65,536 131,072 262,144 max
IQ2_XXS 11.3 GB Very large 14.0 GB 14.3 GB 15.0 GB 16.3 GB 19.0 GB 24.4 GB 35.1 GB
IQ2_XS 12.0 GB Very large 14.6 GB 15.0 GB 15.6 GB 17.0 GB 19.7 GB 25.0 GB 35.8 GB
IQ2_S 12.7 GB Very large 15.3 GB 15.7 GB 16.4 GB 17.7 GB 20.4 GB 25.8 GB 36.5 GB
Q2_K 13.1 GB Very large 15.8 GB 16.1 GB 16.8 GB 18.1 GB 20.8 GB 26.2 GB 36.9 GB
IQ2_M 13.3 GB Large 15.9 GB 16.3 GB 16.9 GB 18.3 GB 21.0 GB 26.3 GB 37.1 GB
IQ3_XXS 13.6 GB Large 16.3 GB 16.6 GB 17.3 GB 18.6 GB 21.3 GB 26.7 GB 37.4 GB
IQ3_XS 14.4 GB Large 17.1 GB 17.5 GB 18.1 GB 19.5 GB 22.1 GB 27.5 GB 38.3 GB
Q2_K_L 14.5 GB - 17.1 GB 17.5 GB 18.1 GB 19.5 GB 22.2 GB 27.5 GB 38.3 GB
Q3_K_S 14.9 GB Large 17.6 GB 17.9 GB 18.6 GB 20.0 GB 22.6 GB 28.0 GB 38.7 GB
IQ3_M 15.7 GB Medium 18.4 GB 18.7 GB 19.4 GB 20.8 GB 23.4 GB 28.8 GB 39.5 GB
Q3_K_M 16.5 GB Medium 19.2 GB 19.5 GB 20.2 GB 21.5 GB 24.2 GB 29.6 GB 40.3 GB
Q3_K_L 17.4 GB Medium 20.1 GB 20.4 GB 21.1 GB 22.4 GB 25.1 GB 30.5 GB 41.2 GB
IQ4_XS 17.9 GB Small 20.6 GB 20.9 GB 21.6 GB 22.9 GB 25.6 GB 31.0 GB 41.7 GB
Q3_K_XL 18.6 GB - 21.3 GB 21.7 GB 22.3 GB 23.7 GB 26.4 GB 31.7 GB 42.5 GB
IQ4_NL 18.8 GB Small 21.5 GB 21.8 GB 22.5 GB 23.8 GB 26.5 GB 31.9 GB 42.6 GB
Q4_0 18.9 GB Medium 21.5 GB 21.9 GB 22.5 GB 23.9 GB 26.6 GB 31.9 GB 42.7 GB
Q4_K_S 19.0 GB Medium 21.7 GB 22.0 GB 22.7 GB 24.0 GB 26.7 GB 32.1 GB 42.8 GB
Q4_K_M 20.4 GB Small 23.1 GB 23.4 GB 24.1 GB 25.4 GB 28.1 GB 33.5 GB 44.2 GB
Q4_1 20.6 GB Medium 23.3 GB 23.6 GB 24.3 GB 25.7 GB 28.3 GB 33.7 GB 44.5 GB
Q4_K_L 21.4 GB - 24.1 GB 24.4 GB 25.1 GB 26.5 GB 29.1 GB 34.5 GB 45.2 GB
Q5_K_S 22.5 GB Small 25.1 GB 25.5 GB 26.1 GB 27.5 GB 30.2 GB 35.5 GB 46.3 GB
Q5_K_M 23.6 GB Very small 26.2 GB 26.6 GB 27.3 GB 28.6 GB 31.3 GB 36.6 GB 47.4 GB
Q5_K_L 24.4 GB - 27.1 GB 27.5 GB 28.1 GB 29.5 GB 32.1 GB 37.5 GB 48.3 GB
Q6_K 27.9 GB Very small 30.6 GB 30.9 GB 31.6 GB 32.9 GB 35.6 GB 41.0 GB 51.7 GB
Q6_K_L 28.6 GB - 31.2 GB 31.6 GB 32.2 GB 33.6 GB 36.3 GB 41.6 GB 52.4 GB
Q8_0 34.1 GB Nearly identical 36.8 GB 37.1 GB 37.8 GB 39.1 GB 41.8 GB 47.2 GB 57.9 GB
BF16 (2 parts) 64.2 GB Original precision 66.9 GB 67.2 GB 67.9 GB 69.2 GB 71.9 GB 77.3 GB 88.0 GB
Ollama  ollama run hf.co/bartowski/Ateron_Gemma-4-Novelist-Eclipse-31B-GGUF:Q4_K_M
llama.cpp  llama-server -hf bartowski/Ateron_Gemma-4-Novelist-Eclipse-31B-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Generation speed on common GPUs and Macs (estimated)

A rough guide to how fast Q4_K_M (20.4 GB) generates text. Each token reads the model weights once, so the upper limit is memory bandwidth ÷ file size. The guide is 60–80% of that, where most published measurements fall.

Device Memory bandwidth Guide (tokens/s) Estimated Upper limit
GeForce RTX 3090 24 GB 936 GB/s 28–37 46
GeForce RTX 4090 24 GB 1,008 GB/s 30–40 49
GeForce RTX 5090 32 GB 1,792 GB/s 53–70 88
Apple M4 32 GB 120 GB/s 3.5–4.7 5.9
Apple M4 Pro 48 GB 273 GB/s 8.0–11 13
Apple M5 Ultra 96 GB 1,200 GB/s 35–47 59

Estimates only. Prompt processing speed (limited by compute) is not included. Longer contexts and offloading part of the model to the CPU make it slower. Macs are shown only when installed memory is at least 4/3 of what is needed. Devices without published bandwidth (some GeForce cards, etc.) are not shown.

License and commercial use

Apache License 2.0 Commercial OK

Allows commercial use, modification and redistribution. When redistributing, keep the license text and copyright notice, and note changes in modified files.

Based on the license on the original model's Hugging Face page. Original license text (checked Oct 18, 2026)

The summary states facts this site read from the original text and is not legal advice. Always check the original license and its latest terms before use. All licenses

How to run

Mainline llama.cpp can load this model's format (gemma4) from b8637 (Apr 2, 2026) onward. Ollama and LM Studio bundle llama.cpp internally, so an older app fails to load it with errors such as "unknown model architecture". If that happens, update the app.

Example commands using Q4_K_M. To use another quantization, replace the name with one from the table above. How to run local LLMs

Ollama

Run it by pointing directly at the GGUF on Hugging Face.

ollama run hf.co/bartowski/Ateron_Gemma-4-Novelist-Eclipse-31B-GGUF:Q4_K_M

llama.cpp

Pass the repository and quantization name to llama-server (or llama-cli) with -hf.

llama-server -hf bartowski/Ateron_Gemma-4-Novelist-Eclipse-31B-GGUF:Q4_K_M

LM Studio

Paste bartowski/Ateron_Gemma-4-Novelist-Eclipse-31B-GGUF into the search box, download it, and choose the quantization from the file list.

Frequently asked questions

How much memory do I need to run Gemma-4-Novelist-Eclipse-31B (Q4_K_M)?
The file size is 20.4 GB (measured). With a 8,192-token context, the estimated memory including the KV cache is 23.4 GB. The formula is published at https://localllm.az-arte.com/en/guide/memory-calculation.
Can Gemma-4-Novelist-Eclipse-31B be used commercially?
The original model's license is Apache License 2.0 (Commercial use allowed).Allows commercial use, modification and redistribution. When redistributing, keep the license text and copyright notice, and note changes in modified files. Check the original license text before deciding.
Does Gemma-4-Novelist-Eclipse-31B run in 8 GB, 12 GB, 16 GB or 24 GB of VRAM?
8 GB: no quantization fits; 12 GB: no quantization fits; 16 GB: up to IQ3_XXS (est. 16.6 GB); 24 GB: up to Q5_K_S (est. 25.5 GB) (estimated at 8,192 tokens with an f16 KV cache, files from the most-downloaded source).
What is the command to run Gemma-4-Novelist-Eclipse-31B with Ollama?
Run "ollama run hf.co/bartowski/Ateron_Gemma-4-Novelist-Eclipse-31B-GGUF:Q4_K_M" to use the GGUF on Hugging Face directly. To use another quantization, replace the name at the end.