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Run Gemma3 270M IT · BF16 on your own GPU

Gemma3 270M IT · BF16 is a small & fast catalog model (268.10M) managed with Ollama. Catalog memory is estimated at 3 GB with BF16 for a short context (4–8K tokens). Validate output quality and memory use with your workload on your hardware.

Deploy the catalog Ollama tag on your machine and verify the pulled model's quantization. Once deployed, gpuos serves it as gemma3-270m-it-bf16 through the hosted gpuos gateway, with API keys, optional token quotas and usage metering. Request and response payloads pass through that gateway.

Parameters
268.10M
Quantization
BF16
Est. VRAM (4–8K ctx)
≈ 3 GB
Catalog context
32K tokens
License
Gemma terms
Engine
Ollama
Ollama tag
gemma3:270m-it-bf16
API
/v1/chat/completions

Review Google's Gemma terms and prohibited use policy.

Compare GPU memory for Gemma3 270M IT · BF16

Catalog estimate at BF16, not a measured benchmark. Chat estimates assume a short context; embedding memory depends on input and batch size. The comparison includes a 5% screening margin; it does not establish runtime performance. More in how much VRAM an LLM needs.

Check this estimate against your GPU with the VRAM calculator

Call Gemma3 270M IT · BF16 with the OpenAI SDK

Use the supported chat completions endpoint with your gpuos base URL, API key and deployed model id. Validate any model-specific features your app needs. Setup for LangChain, Continue, Open WebUI and more is in integrations.

Python
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(base_url="https://gpuos.si/v1", api_key="gpuos_key_…")
stream = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="gemma3-270m-it-bf16",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Summarize our refund policy."}],
    stream=True,
)
for chunk in stream:
    print(chunk.choices[0].delta.content or "", end="")
Node.js
import OpenAI from "openai"

const client = new OpenAI({ baseURL: "https://gpuos.si/v1", apiKey: process.env.GPUOS_API_KEY })
const reply = await client.chat.completions.create({
  model: "gemma3-270m-it-bf16",
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Summarize our refund policy." }],
})
console.log(reply.choices[0].message.content)
curl
curl https://gpuos.si/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GPUOS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model": "gemma3-270m-it-bf16", "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]}'

Questions

How much VRAM does Gemma3 270M IT · BF16 need?
The catalog estimate is 3 GB at BF16 for a short context (4–8K tokens). The RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB clears this estimate with screening headroom in the comparison list. This is a planning estimate, not a tested hardware requirement. Validate context length, batch size and concurrent requests on your node.
Can I use Gemma3 270M IT · BF16 commercially?
Gemma3 270M IT · BF16 is released under the Gemma terms. Review Google's Gemma terms and prohibited use policy.
Is Gemma3 270M IT · BF16 compatible with the OpenAI API?
Through gpuos, Gemma3 270M IT · BF16 uses the supported /v1/chat/completions endpoint with the model id "gemma3-270m-it-bf16". Configure your OpenAI-compatible client with the gpuos base URL and API key. Check model-specific features and any other API operations your app needs before switching.
Which gpuos plan includes Gemma3 270M IT · BF16?
Gemma3 270M IT · BF16 is in the base catalog, available on the free Community plan (1 node, 1 GPU).

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