Instructions to use google/gemma-2b with libraries, inference providers, notebooks, and local apps. Follow these links to get started.
- Libraries
- Transformers
How to use google/gemma-2b with Transformers:
# Use a pipeline as a high-level helper from transformers import pipeline pipe = pipeline("text-generation", model="google/gemma-2b")# Load model directly from transformers import AutoTokenizer, AutoModelForCausalLM tokenizer = AutoTokenizer.from_pretrained("google/gemma-2b") model = AutoModelForCausalLM.from_pretrained("google/gemma-2b") - llama-cpp-python
How to use google/gemma-2b with llama-cpp-python:
# !pip install llama-cpp-python from llama_cpp import Llama llm = Llama.from_pretrained( repo_id="google/gemma-2b", filename="gemma-2b.gguf", )
output = llm( "Once upon a time,", max_tokens=512, echo=True ) print(output)
- Inference
- Notebooks
- Google Colab
- Kaggle
- Local Apps
- llama.cpp
How to use google/gemma-2b with llama.cpp:
Install from brew
brew install llama.cpp # Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI: llama-server -hf google/gemma-2b # Run inference directly in the terminal: llama-cli -hf google/gemma-2b
Install from WinGet (Windows)
winget install llama.cpp # Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI: llama-server -hf google/gemma-2b # Run inference directly in the terminal: llama-cli -hf google/gemma-2b
Use pre-built binary
# Download pre-built binary from: # https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp/releases # Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI: ./llama-server -hf google/gemma-2b # Run inference directly in the terminal: ./llama-cli -hf google/gemma-2b
Build from source code
git clone https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp.git cd llama.cpp cmake -B build cmake --build build -j --target llama-server llama-cli # Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI: ./build/bin/llama-server -hf google/gemma-2b # Run inference directly in the terminal: ./build/bin/llama-cli -hf google/gemma-2b
Use Docker
docker model run hf.co/google/gemma-2b
- LM Studio
- Jan
- vLLM
How to use google/gemma-2b with vLLM:
Install from pip and serve model
# Install vLLM from pip: pip install vllm # Start the vLLM server: vllm serve "google/gemma-2b" # Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API): curl -X POST "http://localhost:8000/v1/completions" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ --data '{ "model": "google/gemma-2b", "prompt": "Once upon a time,", "max_tokens": 512, "temperature": 0.5 }'Use Docker
docker model run hf.co/google/gemma-2b
- SGLang
How to use google/gemma-2b with SGLang:
Install from pip and serve model
# Install SGLang from pip: pip install sglang # Start the SGLang server: python3 -m sglang.launch_server \ --model-path "google/gemma-2b" \ --host 0.0.0.0 \ --port 30000 # Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API): curl -X POST "http://localhost:30000/v1/completions" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ --data '{ "model": "google/gemma-2b", "prompt": "Once upon a time,", "max_tokens": 512, "temperature": 0.5 }'Use Docker images
docker run --gpus all \ --shm-size 32g \ -p 30000:30000 \ -v ~/.cache/huggingface:/root/.cache/huggingface \ --env "HF_TOKEN=<secret>" \ --ipc=host \ lmsysorg/sglang:latest \ python3 -m sglang.launch_server \ --model-path "google/gemma-2b" \ --host 0.0.0.0 \ --port 30000 # Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API): curl -X POST "http://localhost:30000/v1/completions" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ --data '{ "model": "google/gemma-2b", "prompt": "Once upon a time,", "max_tokens": 512, "temperature": 0.5 }' - Ollama
How to use google/gemma-2b with Ollama:
ollama run hf.co/google/gemma-2b
- Unsloth Studio new
How to use google/gemma-2b with Unsloth Studio:
Install Unsloth Studio (macOS, Linux, WSL)
curl -fsSL https://unsloth.ai/install.sh | sh # Run unsloth studio unsloth studio -H 0.0.0.0 -p 8888 # Then open http://localhost:8888 in your browser # Search for google/gemma-2b to start chatting
Install Unsloth Studio (Windows)
irm https://unsloth.ai/install.ps1 | iex # Run unsloth studio unsloth studio -H 0.0.0.0 -p 8888 # Then open http://localhost:8888 in your browser # Search for google/gemma-2b to start chatting
Using HuggingFace Spaces for Unsloth
# No setup required # Open https://huggingface.co/spaces/unsloth/studio in your browser # Search for google/gemma-2b to start chatting
- Docker Model Runner
How to use google/gemma-2b with Docker Model Runner:
docker model run hf.co/google/gemma-2b
- Lemonade
How to use google/gemma-2b with Lemonade:
Pull the model
# Download Lemonade from https://lemonade-server.ai/ lemonade pull google/gemma-2b
Run and chat with the model
lemonade run user.gemma-2b-{{QUANT_TAG}}List all available models
lemonade list
Used gemma-2b in my Pre Proposal work for Google Summer Of Code 2025
Hey! I completed my GSOC proposal and submitted my Proposal for Project Idea: Gemma <> Hugging Face Spaces Demo : An interactive demo, Hugging Face Spaces using a Gemma model with user friendly design.
And built a Pre Proposal prototype: an interactive Gemma <> Hugging Face Spaces Demo for text completion using Gemma-2b
It's focused on user-friendly text generation/completion for now. I added lots of code comments (for each line of code) to make it like a tutorial so even a beginner can follow (apologies for any grammar mistakes on comments but for sure I kept the tutorial’s flow intact).
Link: https://huggingface.co/spaces/Kakaarot/Gemma-HuggingFace_TextCompletion_Demo
Planning to add QnA & Code Completion later on along with improving present code base by continous learning, regardless of the proposal outcome.
Would be awesome if you could give it a shot and drop any feedback you have! Thanks! 🙏
And a "Sorry" in advance if you find dumb codes in my project as You guys are too experienced, like my work would be "Hello World" program for you. 😅
So please try and let me know the issues.
Thanks Again.
Hi @Kakaarot ,
This is awesome, thanks for sharing! It's always great to see people building cool demos with Gemma.
Love the initiative of creating a prototype for your GSoC proposal. The detailed comments are a great touch.
Keep up the great work and good luck with the application!