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Run gemma-3-1b-it on Lium
Google · Text generation · 1B parameters · 2 GB BF16 weights · released 2025-03-10
It needs about 3 GB of VRAM. The cheapest setup that runs it is RTX A4500 (20 GB), from $0.16 per hour, billed per second.
Other GPUs that run it
How to run it
Rent the pod above, open a terminal over SSH or Jupyter and serve google/gemma-3-1b-it:
vllm serve google/gemma-3-1b-itClaude Code and Codex can do all of it through the Lium CLI.
Frequently asked questions
How much VRAM does gemma-3-1b-it need?
About 2 GB for the released BF16 weights, so plan on 3 GB with room for activations and KV cache at a short context. Longer contexts and bigger batches need more.
What GPU should I rent to run gemma-3-1b-it?
RTX A4500 (20 GB). On Lium that setup costs from $0.16 per hour, billed per second with no minimum.
For AI agents (CLI install, agent skill, headless signup): llms-full.txt