Gemma 3 4B IT by NVIDIA NIM

Join the free NVIDIA Developer Program, create a key on build.nvidia.com and call the OpenAI-compatible endpoint. Free use is for prototyping; production needs an NVIDIA AI Enterprise license.

Access
Free API tier
Free limits
Prototyping only · rate limits not published
Modality
text, multimodal
Credit card
Not required
Commercial use
Not on the free tier
Model ID
google/gemma-3-4b-it
Base URL
https://integrate.api.nvidia.com/v1
Checked
Nov 11, 2026

Benchmarks

LMArena text Elo
1291 · LMArena, Nov 11 2026
Tested as Gemma 3 4B IT · published 2026-11-09
LMArena text rank
#261 of 421 · LMArena, Nov 11 2026
Tested as Gemma 3 4B IT · published 2026-11-09

Numbers are copied from the linked public leaderboards for this exact model and version. The free endpoint can run a different reasoning setting or quantization than the tested one.

Quickstart

curl https://integrate.api.nvidia.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $KEY" \
  -d '{"model":"google/gemma-3-4b-it","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"hi"}]}'

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Frequently asked

Is Gemma 3 4B IT free?

Yes. NVIDIA NIM offers it as Free API tier with these limits: Prototyping only · rate limits not published. No credit card is required.

Can I use Gemma 3 4B IT commercially?

The free tier is non-commercial. For production or commercial use you need a paid plan or a different model.

How do I start using Gemma 3 4B IT?

Get a free API key from the provider dashboard. Set the base URL to https://integrate.api.nvidia.com/v1 and the model to google/gemma-3-4b-it. Join the free NVIDIA Developer Program, create a key on build.nvidia.com and call the OpenAI-compatible endpoint. Free use is for prototyping; production needs an NVIDIA AI Enterprise license.

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