---

language:

- en

license: gemma

library_name: gguf

tags:

- gguf

- gemma3

- affectively

- edgework

- aether

- distributed-inference

- edge-deployment

base_model: google/gemma-3-4b-it

base_model_relation: quantized

pipeline_tag: text-generation

---

Gemma3 4b IT (GGUF, Q4_K_M)

> Production-ready GGUF quantization of google/gemma-3-4b-it for distributed text generation and conversation — powered by the Aether edge inference runtime on Edgework.ai.

Model Details

| Property | Value |

|----------|-------|

| Base model | google/gemma-3-4b-it |

| Parameters | 4B |

| Architecture | Gemma3 |

| Quantization | Q4_K_M |

| Format | GGUF |

| Size | ~2.8 GB |

| License | gemma |

Usage

With llama.cpp

./llama-cli -m google_gemma-3-4b-it-Q4_K_M.gguf -p "Your prompt here" -n 256

With Aether (Distributed Inference)

This model is deployed across the Aether distributed inference network. Weights are layer-sharded and distributed across multiple edge nodes for parallel inference.

Also available: .knot (sovereign format)

This repo ships gemma3-4b-it.knot — the model weights in the KNOT container that the Aether distributed-inference runtime loads natively (the GGUF, when present, sits right beside it). A KNOT is a single self-describing file with a JSON table-of-contents, so any single tensor is one HTTP Range request — ideal for streaming weights to edge nodes.

| | GGUF | KNOT |

|---|---|---|

| Container | format-specific header | single file, JSON table-of-contents |

| Per-tensor fetch | whole-file oriented | one tensor = one Range request |

| Ecosystem | broad (llama.cpp, …) | Aether / Gnosis runtime |

huggingface-cli download forkjoin-ai/gemma3-4b-it-gguf gemma3-4b-it.knot --local-dir ./knots

Full format spec: KNOT_FORMAT.md. Inspect the header with bun run open-source/bitwise/scripts/dump-knot.ts gemma3-4b-it.knot.

Deployment Architecture

This model runs on the Aether distributed inference runtime — a custom engine that shards model layers across multiple nodes for parallel execution:

1. Coordinator receives requests and manages token generation
2. Layer nodes each hold a subset of model layers (2 nodes for this model)
3. Hidden states flow between nodes via gRPC
4. Zero cold start via warm pool scheduling

Deployed via Edgework.ai — bringing fast, cheap, and private inference as close to the user as possible.

About

Published by AFFECTIVELY · Managed by @buley

We quantize and publish production-ready models for distributed edge inference via the Aether runtime. Every release is tested for correctness and stability before publication.

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