diff --git a/src/maxdiffusion/models/ltx2/text_encoders/hf_gemma3_encoder.py b/src/maxdiffusion/models/ltx2/text_encoders/hf_gemma3_encoder.py
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+import torch
+import numpy as np
+from transformers import AutoTokenizer, AutoModel
+
+
+class HFGemma3TextEncoder:
+  """
+  A lightweight wrapper around Hugging Face's Gemma 3 model for extracting hidden states.
+  This module forces execution on CPU to avoid OOM or XLA collisions when used alongside
+  JAX/MaxDiffusion on TPUs.
+  """
+
+  def __init__(self, model_id: str = "google/gemma-3-12b-it", max_length: int = 8192):
+    self.model_id = model_id
+    self.max_length = max_length
+    # Initialize the tokenizer
+    self.tokenizer = AutoTokenizer.from_pretrained(self.model_id)
+
+    # Load the model directly to CPU in bfloat16 to save memory
+    print(f"Loading {model_id} onto CPU. This may take a few moments...")
+    self.model = AutoModel.from_pretrained(
+        self.model_id,
+        torch_dtype=torch.bfloat16,
+        device_map="cpu",  # Force CPU to avoid TPU memory contention with MaxDiffusion
+    )
+    self.model.eval()  # Set to evaluation mode
+
+  def encode(self, text: str | list[str]) -> np.ndarray:
+    """
+    Tokenizes the input text, passes it through the HF Gemma 3 model,
+    and extracts ALL hidden states.
+
+    Args:
+        text: A single string or a list of strings to encode.
+
+    Returns:
+        A numpy array representing the flattened, stacked hidden states
+        compatible with GemmaFeaturesExtractorProjLinear.
+        Shape: (batch_size, sequence_length, 49 * 3840)
+    """
+    # 1. Tokenize input text
+    inputs = self.tokenizer(text, padding="max_length", truncation=True, max_length=self.max_length, return_tensors="pt")
+
+    # Ensure inputs are on the same device as the model (CPU)
+    inputs = {k: v.to(self.model.device) for k, v in inputs.items()}
+
+    # 2. Forward pass to get hidden states
+    # output_hidden_states=True is the key to retrieving all 49 layers
+    with torch.no_grad():
+      outputs = self.model(**inputs, output_hidden_states=True)
+
+    # 3. Extract and stack hidden states
+    # outputs.hidden_states is a tuple of 49 tensors, each shaped (batch, seq_len, 3840)
+    all_hidden_states = outputs.hidden_states
+
+    # Stack them along a new dimension (dim=0 or dim=-2)
+    # We want to format it so it's easy to flatten.
+    # Stacked shape: (49, batch, seq_len, 3840)
+    stacked_states = torch.stack(all_hidden_states, dim=0)
+
+    # Transpose to: (batch, seq_len, 49, 3840)
+    transposed_states = stacked_states.permute(1, 2, 0, 3)
+
+    # Flatten the last two dimensions to match the Feature Extractor's expectation
+    # Shape becomes: (batch, seq_len, 49 * 3840) -> (batch, seq_len, 188160)
+    batch_size, seq_len, num_layers, hidden_dim = transposed_states.shape
+    flattened_states = transposed_states.reshape(batch_size, seq_len, num_layers * hidden_dim)
+
+    # 4. Convert PyTorch Tensor to NumPy Array
+    # JAX/Flax can seamlessly accept and convert numpy arrays to JAX Arrays
+    numpy_hidden_states = flattened_states.cpu().float().numpy()
+
+    return numpy_hidden_states
diff --git a/src/maxdiffusion/tests/test_hf_gemma3_encoder.py b/src/maxdiffusion/tests/test_hf_gemma3_encoder.py
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+import pytest
+import numpy as np
+
+from maxdiffusion.models.ltx2.text_encoders.hf_gemma3_encoder import HFGemma3TextEncoder
+
+
+class TestHFGemma3TextEncoder:
+  """Test suite for the Hugging Face CPU-based Gemma 3 Text Encoder."""
+
+  @pytest.fixture(scope="class")
+  def encoder(self):
+    """Initialize the encoder. We use a small max_length to save memory and time."""
+    print("Initializing HFGemma3TextEncoder on CPU...")
+    # Note: Depending on your system memory, loading 12B on CPU might take ~25GB RAM.
+    # Ensure the test node has enough CPU RAM.
+    encoder = HFGemma3TextEncoder("google/gemma-3-12b-it", max_length=16)
+    return encoder
+
+  def test_encode_output_shape(self, encoder):
+    """Verify that the encode method returns the correctly flattened numpy array."""
+    prompt = "A test prompt for HF Gemma 3"
+
+    # Run encode
+    print("Running encode forward pass on CPU...")
+    output_array = encoder.encode(prompt)
+
+    # Verify it's a numpy array
+    assert isinstance(output_array, np.ndarray), "Output must be a numpy array for JAX integration."
+
+    # Verify shape
+    # Expected: (batch_size, sequence_length, 49 * 3840) -> (1, 16, 188160)
+    expected_shape = (1, 16, 49 * 3840)
+    assert output_array.shape == expected_shape, f"Expected shape {expected_shape}, got {output_array.shape}"
+
+    print(f"✅ Output successfully shaped for GemmaFeaturesExtractorProjLinear: {output_array.shape}")