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Gemma 4: Can Google's Open Model Beat China's?
Can Google's open-source Gemma 4 compete with Chinese models? Now under Apache 2.0, it can run on-device and self-hosted. Here is why that matters for regulated industries.
Why Apache 2.0 Matters
Previous Gemma licensing:
Custom "Gemma Terms of Use"
Usage-policy provisions
Constraints on commercial deployment
Apache 2.0:
Fine-tune for commercial use ✓
Redistribute fine-tuned variants ✓
Embed in commercial products ✓
No ongoing license obligations ✓
On-Device AI Implications
What's new:
Full conversational AI on phones, offline
No data leaving device
No API costs
No connectivity requirements…
The skinny
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