Last week, Gemma 4 was released. It's a very capable small model, so you can run it directly in your own devices. In this article, you'll learn how to run Gemma locally and connect it with OpenClaw in 3 steps in just a few minutes.
Step 1: Install Ollama from https://ollama.com/download
Step 2: Download Gemma 4 26B A4B to your machine. That model is both capable and fast, so an excellent choice for running local Agents. You can also skip this step, as Step 3 takes care of the whole thing.
Step 3: Launch OpenClaw with Gemma 4 as the backend via Ollama. This will automatically install OpenClaw on your system and launch it with Gemma 4 26B A4B.
This was easy and quick. It could have been a single post!
Enjoy building!
