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Google's Gemma 4 is now available with Apache 2.0 licensing for the first time

Apache 2.0. That's the licensing breakthrough Google just delivered with Gemma 4.

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Why it matters

Google's shift to Apache 2.0 licensing removes commercial restrictions, potentially accelerating enterprise AI adoption and intensifying competition with OpenAI's closed models.

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4 to know
  1. Four new Gemma 4 models released

  2. First time using Apache 2.0 licensing

  3. Runs on devices from smartphones to workstations

  4. Most capable open model family from Google

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Publisher excerpt: Google is releasing Gemma 4, its most capable open model family yet. The four new models run on everything from smartphones to workstations and ship under a fully open Apache 2.0 license for the first time.
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