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Google’s Gemma 2 series launches with not one, but two lightweight model options—a 9B and 27B

Jun 27, 2024 - venturebeat.com
Google has announced that Gemma 2, its open lightweight model series, will be available to researchers and developers through Vertex AI from next month. The model, which was introduced in May as the successor to the 2-billion and 7-billion parameter models, now includes a 27-billion parameter member and a surprising 9-billion one. The next-gen Gemma model is designed to run on Nvidia’s latest GPUs or a single TPU host in Vertex AI, targeting developers who want to incorporate AI into their apps or edge devices such as smartphones, IoT devices, and personal computers.

The two Gemma 2 model members reflect the current AI landscape, with technological innovations allowing for smaller and lighter models to tackle different user requests. Google is giving developers a choice in how they might want to use these models—either on-device or through the cloud. As the models are open-sourced, they can be easily customized and integrated into various projects. It remains to be seen if the existing Gemma variants—CodeGemma, RecurrentGemma and PaliGemma—will benefit from these two Gemma 2 models.

Key takeaways:

  • Google's Gemma 2, an open lightweight model series, will be available to researchers and developers through Vertex AI starting next month.
  • Initially, Gemma 2 only contained a 27-billion parameter member, but Google surprised by also including a 9-billion one.
  • The Gemma 2 model is designed to run on Nvidia’s latest GPUs or a single TPU host in Vertex AI, targeting developers who want to incorporate AI into their apps or edge devices.
  • Being open-sourced, Gemma 2 can be easily customized and integrated into various projects that Google may not usually foresee.
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