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Run Gemma 4 on Windows: Step-by-Step Guide (2026)

Quick answer. To run Gemma 4 on Windows, install Ollama from ollama.com, open PowerShell, and run ollama pull gemma4:e4b followed by ollama run gemma4:e4b. The E4B (~9.6 GB) variant fits comfortably on 16 GB systems. For a GUI, install LM Studio, search “gemma 4”, download a

· 7 min read
AI Tools

Best Free GitHub Copilot Alternatives (2026)

Honest 2026 review of the best free and paid GitHub Copilot alternatives after the June 1 token-billing change. Continue.dev, Cline, Codeium/Windsurf, Aider, Tabby, Cursor, Claude Code and more.

· 15 min read
AI Tools

Gemini CLI: The Complete Guide (2026)

Quick answer. Gemini CLI is Google’s open-source terminal AI agent. Install it with npm install -g @google/gemini-cli on Node 20+, run gemini, and sign in with your Google account in the browser. The free tier covers 60 requests per minute and 1,000 per day with Gemini 2.

· 7 min read
AI Tools

Cherry Studio: The Complete Guide (2026)

Quick answer. Cherry Studio is a free, open-source desktop client (Mac, Windows, Linux) that gives you one chat interface for OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, DeepSeek, Mistral, Qwen and local Ollama or LM Studio models. Install it from cherry-ai.com or GitHub Releases, paste your API keys in Settings → Model Providers,

· 8 min read
AI Models

AI Models Released in May 2026 — Complete Roundup

Every major LLM and AI tooling release in May 2026 — Qwen 3.7-Max, DeepSeek V4-Pro permanent pricing, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Composer 2.5, Grok Build, Cherry Studio 1.9.6, Ollama 0.24, and what's still rumored.

· 9 min read