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Why use Gemma 4 E4B on GCP Vertex AI?
GCP Vertex AI offers Gemma 4 E4B with free input token pricing. Vertex AI is Google Cloud's managed AI platform, offering access to Gemini models and hundreds of partner models alongside tools for fine-tuning, grounding, vector search, and end-to-end MLOps pipelines.
Setup recipe
Python + curlpip install google-cloud-aiplatformexport GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT=...import os
import vertexai
from vertexai.generative_models import GenerativeModel
vertexai.init(project=os.environ["GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT"], location="us-central1")gemma-4-e4bRequest example
import os
import vertexai
from vertexai.generative_models import GenerativeModel
# Reads GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT from env; authenticates via Application Default Credentials
vertexai.init(project=os.environ["GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT"], location="us-central1")
model = GenerativeModel("gemma-4-e4b")
response = model.generate_content("Hello")
print(response.text)Gotchas
- For Google-published models use the model name directly, e.g. "gemini-2.0-flash-001". For third-party publishers (Anthropic, Meta, etc.) use the full publisher path, e.g. "publishers/anthropic/models/claude-3-5-sonnet-v2@20241022".
- The examples expect GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT; rename it only if your application config maps the new variable.
Pricing
| Type | Price (per 1M) |
|---|---|
| Input tokens | Free |
| Output tokens | Free |
Capabilities
About Gemma 4 E4B
Efficient 4B model with native audio input support. Balances performance and efficiency for edge and on-device deployment with reasoning and coding capabilities.
FAQ
What does Gemma 4 E4B cost on GCP Vertex AI?
On GCP Vertex AI, Gemma 4 E4B costs $0 per 1M input tokens and $0 per 1M output tokens.
What is the context window for Gemma 4 E4B on GCP Vertex AI?
Gemma 4 E4B supports a 128k token context window on GCP Vertex AI.
Who created Gemma 4 E4B?
Gemma 4 E4B was created by Google DeepMind as part of the Gemma 4 model family.
Is Gemma 4 E4B open source?
Gemma 4 E4B is open source under Apache 2.0 according to the seed data.