Open weights · Gemma Terms of Use
Gemma 3 1B
The smallest Gemma 3 model at 1B parameters, built for on-device and resource-constrained deployments.
Key Specifications
- Context window
- 32K tokens
- Max output
- 32K tokens
- Knowledge cutoff
- Released
- Parameters
- 1B
- Inputs
- Text
- Capabilities Show details
- Function calling Connect to external tools, APIs, and systems.
Hosted API pricing
| Provider | Input /1M tokens | Output /1M tokens | Cost at 10M in + 2M out | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Google Cloud
Creator
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Open weights, no hosted price | View | ||
Heads up: Base-tier, on-demand rates per 1M tokens; cached, batch and long-context tiers excluded. A provider may serve a shorter context or a quantized build than the creator's release. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
Estimated cost to self-host
Gemma 3 1B needs about 3 GB of GPU memory at 4-bit with its full 32K context. The cheapest rental that fits is 1× GTX 1660 Super at about $43 a month.
| Precision | Memory | Cheapest fit (Full 32K context) | Cost /mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-bitINT4 / FP4 |
3 GB
|
$43
|
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| 8-bitFP8 / INT8 |
3 GB
|
$43
|
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| 16-bitFP16 / BF16 |
4 GB
|
$43
|
Estimates based on median on-demand rates for Nvidia GPUs. Memory is weights plus KV cache for one request, using FP8 KV cache where supported and FP16/BF16 otherwise. No guarantee of runtime support, usable performance, or that a matching quantized build exists. How we estimate costs.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Gemma 3 1B good for?
On-device and low-resource text tasks. Open weights under the Gemma Terms of Use, at the light end of the Gemma family and small enough for any consumer GPU.
When is Gemma 3 1B not a good fit?
Anything beyond text: no image, video or audio input. The license is Google's custom Gemma Terms of Use rather than Apache 2.0, and the Gemma 4 family knows more recent events.
What is the cheapest way to run Gemma 3 1B?
No provider we track hosts it; self-hosting on the cheapest rental that fits (1x GTX 1660 Super, $0.06 per hour) costs about $43 a month.
Can I self-host Gemma 3 1B?
Yes. The weights are released under the Gemma Terms of Use. At 4-bit it needs about 3 GB of GPU memory, which starts at roughly $43 a month on the cheapest rental that fits.
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