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[Idea]: possible support for gemma4 26b a4b? #19

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@beyondzvincent

What problem would this solve?

is it possible to support gemma4 26b a4b as well?

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is it possible to support gemma4 26b a4b as well?

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  1. Vasyl-Trefilov commented on Nov 10, 2026

    @Vasyl-Trefilov
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    hm, I took a look and compared it with Qwen3.6:35b-a3b and it looks interesting, bc gemma is same smart, but has less params.
    Good Idea! I will think about it a bit more and write you back in few hours, bc supporting new architecture is not so easy, but if you want and I am interested in it, maybe this will be possible. I will tag you in the evening. but I think yes, but I will think

  2. Vasyl-Trefilov commented on Nov 10, 2026

    @Vasyl-Trefilov
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    @beyondzvincent yes, I like your Idea very much, I will add at least "gemma4 26b a4b", it's not so hard as I though, bc it's close to what I already have, so maybe in 1-2 hours I will be done and you can try it out

  3. Vasyl-Trefilov commented on Nov 10, 2026

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    @beyondzvincent It's implemented, but my RustingStrata is only a bit faster, Q5 gemma is 24–28 tok/s and llama.cpp is 22.1 tok/s on my hardware

  4. Anc813 commented on Nov 13, 2026

    @Anc813

    @Vasyl-Trefilov
    You should try the QAT version (UD-Q4_K_XL) instead of Q5 — since it's native Q4, quality is on par with Q5, while the file size drops to ~14.2 GB (meaning much less offloading to system RAM on a 12 GB card):
    https://huggingface.co/unsloth/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-qat-GGUF

    For reference, using PolyStrata on an RTX 4070 12 GB with 32K context and MTP enabled, I get up to ~140 tok/s (tg) and ~2700 tok/s (pp). Even accounting for the 4070's higher memory bandwidth and MTP, switching from Q5 to QAT Q4 + enabling MTP/expert caching should give your 3060 a noticeable boost.

  5. Vasyl-Trefilov commented on Nov 13, 2026

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    @Anc813 ty, I will try and tag you when I will make some benchmarks

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