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CogVLM

by Tsinghua University

8.3
KYI Score

Powerful vision-language model with strong visual grounding.

MULTIMODALApache 2.0FREE17B
Official WebsiteHugging Face

Quick Facts

Model Size
17B
Context Length
2K tokens
Release Date
Oct 2023
License
Apache 2.0
Provider
Tsinghua University
KYI Score
8.3/10

Best For

→Visual analysis
→Document understanding
→Image Q&A
→OCR

Performance Metrics

Speed

7/10

Quality

8/10

Cost Efficiency

9/10

Specifications

Parameters
17B
Context Length
2K tokens
License
Apache 2.0
Pricing
free
Release Date
October 25, 2023
Category
multimodal

Key Features

Visual groundingImage understandingVisual Q&AOCR

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • ✓Strong visual grounding
  • ✓Apache 2.0
  • ✓Good performance

Cons

  • !Less known
  • !Shorter context
  • !Resource intensive

Ideal Use Cases

Visual analysis

Document understanding

Image Q&A

OCR

CogVLM FAQ

What is CogVLM best used for?

CogVLM excels at Visual analysis, Document understanding, Image Q&A. Strong visual grounding, making it ideal for production applications requiring multimodal capabilities.

How does CogVLM compare to other models?

CogVLM has a KYI score of 8.3/10, with 17B parameters. It offers strong visual grounding and apache 2.0. Check our comparison pages for detailed benchmarks.

What are the system requirements for CogVLM?

CogVLM with 17B requires appropriate GPU memory. Smaller quantized versions can run on consumer hardware, while full precision models need enterprise GPUs. Context length is 2K tokens.

Is CogVLM free to use?

Yes, CogVLM is free and licensed under Apache 2.0. You can deploy it on your own infrastructure without usage fees or API costs, giving you full control over your AI deployment.

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