--- title: Stop paying for AI using Gemma 4 | daily.dev description: A walkthrough on replacing paid AI coding subscriptions (GitHub Copilot, Gemini) by running Google's Gemma 4 locally using LM Studio or Ollama. Covers... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/stop-paying-for-ai-using-gemma-4-ruth7srgx twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Stop paying for AI using Gemma 4 | daily.dev og:description: A walkthrough on replacing paid AI coding subscriptions (GitHub Copilot, Gemini) by running Google's Gemma 4 locally using LM Studio or Ollama. Covers... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/stop-paying-for-ai-using-gemma-4-ruth7srgx og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/RUTH7SrGX.png og:image:alt: Stop paying for AI using Gemma 4 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Stop paying for AI using Gemma 4 **[Telusko](https://daily.dev/sources/telusko)** · 22 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A walkthrough on replacing paid AI coding subscriptions (GitHub Copilot, Gemini) by running Google's Gemma 4 locally using LM Studio or Ollama. Covers downloading and setting up Gemma 4, configuring LM Studio as a local server, connecting it to VS Code via the Roo Code extension, and using it as a free coding assistant with agent capabilities. Also discusses trade-offs: local models have a knowledge cutoff, require decent hardware (GPU with 12GB+ VRAM recommended), and need manual setup for internet access or fine-tuning. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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