llama-cpp-python 0.3.8 (CUDA 12.8, Gemma 3 Support) — Windows x64 Prebuilt Wheel
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Summary
This release provides a prebuilt .whl for llama-cpp-python version 0.3.8, compiled for Windows 10/11 (x64) with CUDA 12.8 acceleration enabled.
It includes full Gemma 3 model support (1B, 4B, 12B, 27B) and is based on llama.cpp release b5192 (April 26, 2025).
Highlights
- Prebuilt for Windows x64: ready to install using
pip. - Built against CUDA 12.8 for full GPU acceleration.
- Verified multi-GPU offloading with Google's Gemma 3 open-weight models.
- No manual Visual Studio or CMake compilation required.
- Optimized for high-performance local LLM inference.
Installation
Download the .whl file below.
In a Python 3.11 virtual environment (recommended):
pip install llama_cpp_python-0.3.8+cu128.gemma3-cp311-cp311-win_amd64.whl
System Requirements:
Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit)
NVIDIA GPU with CUDA 12.8 compatible drivers
Python 3.8+ (tested on 3.11)
Acknowledgments:
Built by Bernard Peter Fitzgerald (@boneylizard). Based on abetlen/llama-cpp-python and ggml-org/llama.cpp.
License: MIT