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A fast, capable and reduced-refusal Gemma 4 MoE for creative work, coding and unrestricted local exploration.

tools thinking
ollama run pdurlej/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-heretic

Applications

Claude Code
Claude Code ollama launch claude --model pdurlej/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-heretic
OpenCode
OpenCode ollama launch opencode --model pdurlej/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-heretic
Hermes Agent
Hermes Agent ollama launch hermes --model pdurlej/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-heretic
OpenClaw
OpenClaw ollama launch openclaw --model pdurlej/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-heretic

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Gemma 4 26B-A4B IT Heretic — Q4_K_M

A fast, capable and reduced-refusal Gemma 4 MoE for creative work, coding and unrestricted local exploration.

This reduced-refusal variant of Gemma 4 26B-A4B uses a Mixture-of-Experts architecture, activating only part of the model for each token to balance capability and generation speed.

Best for

  • Creative writing and roleplay
  • Coding and technical assistance
  • Reasoning and brainstorming
  • Tool-based local assistants

Model details

Architecture Gemma 4 Mixture-of-Experts
Quantization Q4_K_M
Download size 17 GB
Context Up to 256K tokens
Input Text
Capabilities Thinking and tools

Run

ollama run pdurlej/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-heretic:Q4_K_M

Start with an 8K–16K context window and increase it gradually. The full 256K context requires considerably more memory than the model weights alone.

MacBook requirements

Usage Practical recommendation
Minimum Apple Silicon MacBook with 24GB unified memory; close heavy apps and use 4K–8K context
Recommended MacBook Pro with 32GB–48GB; comfortable use at approximately 16K–32K context
Larger contexts and multitasking MacBook Pro with 64GB or more unified memory

Allow approximately 22GB of free storage. A MacBook Air can run the model, but a MacBook Pro offers active cooling and higher sustained performance.

Safety note

This model has reduced refusal behavior. Apply your own safety, privacy and content controls when using it in applications or sharing its output.

Original model: coder3101/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-heretic