Google announces Gemma 4 optimized for the Pixel 10’s TPU

Google announced Gemma 4 E2B for TPU, a lightweight on-device AI model optimized for the Pixel 10's Tensor G5 TPU, enabling offline multimodal capabilities like chat, image recognition, and audio transcription. The model, first introduced in April, is supported on Pixel 10, 10 Pro, 10 Pro XL, and 10 Pro Fold, and was unveiled at I/O Connect India.

Google today announced https://developers.googleblog.com/unlocking-the-next-era-of-on-device-ai-with-google-tensor-and-pixel/ Gemma 4 E2B for TPU https://huggingface.co/litert-community/gemma-4-E2B-it-litert-lm/blob/main/gemma-4-E2B-it Google Tensor G5.litertlm that’s designed to run natively on the Pixel 10’s TPU. Gemma is Google’s series of open models that can run on-device. This new model was announced at I/O Connect India, with Google last week hosting another satellite event in Berlin. Gemma 4 was first introduced in April https://9to5google.com/2026/04/02/google-gemma-4/ , with Google previewing that it is the base model for the upcoming Gemini Nano 4 model https://9to5google.com/2026/04/02/gemini-nano-4-android/ . The new variant released today runs on the Tensor G5’s Tensor Processing Unit TPU , with Google describing it as a “state-of-the-art, powerful, yet remarkably lightweight model.” It’s supported on the Pixel 10, 10 Pro, 10 Pro XL, and 10 Pro Fold. Multimodal capabilities make possible: AI Chat : Instant, deep offline conversations even at 30,000 feet . Ask Image : Snap and identify objects, plants, or issues with 0% internet. Ask Audio : 100% private, on-device audio transcription for lectures and notes. Google demoed capabilities like Mobile Actions that let you “command core phone functions—like WiFi or maps—using just private voice or text.” In terms of real-world applications: Retail : Converting recipe ideas into precise, localized in-store shopping maps completely offline. Automobile : Giving mechanics on-the-spot visual diagnostics from photos of faulty parts. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More. https://9to5mac.com/about/ affiliate our homepage http://9to5google.com/ for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Google on exclusive stories https://9to5google.com/feature/exclusive/ , reviews https://9to5google.com/guides/reviews/ , how-tos https://9to5google.com/guides/how-to/ , and subscribe to our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/9to5google