Open-Source Gemma Voice Chat Runs on Jetson
π‘See how an open-source Gemma voice agent combines local inference with lip sync and gestures on Jetson.
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What Changed
Gemma4 12B runs on an RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell, while Gemma4 E2B runs on a Jetson Orin NX 16GB.
Why It Matters
This shows that expressive, conversational local AI can run across both desktop GPUs and embedded Jetson hardware. Developers can prototype privacy-preserving voice agents without relying on cloud inference.
What To Do Next
Clone the Cortexist Little Gemma repository and benchmark Gemma4 E2B on a Jetson Orin against your current llama.cpp voice pipeline.
Key Points
- β’Gemma4 12B runs on an RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell, while Gemma4 E2B runs on a Jetson Orin NX 16GB.
- β’Cortexist Little Gemma is a C-based CUDA inference engine that reportedly outperforms llama.cpp on Jetson Orin.
- β’The pipeline includes a reSpeaker Flex 4-mic array, a 3W speaker, lip sync, expressions, and gestures.
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