Run Chrome's Gemma4 (Gemini Nano) Directly on PC Without GPU — Step-by-Step Tutorial

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A tutorial on r/LocalLLaMA (73 upvotes, 34 comments) shows how to extract and run Chrome's built-in Gemma4 model (marketed as Gemini Nano) directly on any PC without a GPU. The guide emerged after the community discovered Chrome secretly downloads the model. While the model is small and limited, the tutorial demonstrates that browser-embedded AI models can be repurposed for standalone local inference, lowering the barrier to on-device AI to essentially zero additional setup.