Kimi-VL

Kimi-VL is a special open-source vision-language model made by Moonshot AI. It is built to handle tasks that need both pictures and words. This model is known for being efficient and powerful, making it great for many uses. Benefits Kimi-VL has several important advantages. It can understand and process information from both images and text at the same time. This makes it very good for tasks that need both types of data. The model can also understand long documents or videos. It only uses 2.8 billion parts in its language decoder, making it more efficient and cheaper than other models. Kimi-VL is great for many hard tasks. These include talking with users over many turns, understanding college-level images and videos, reading text from pictures, solving math problems, and understanding many images at once. Use Cases Kimi-VL can be used in many ways. It is perfect for tasks that need complex visual thinking, like understanding detailed images or videos. It can also help in education by understanding long documents or videos. In automation, Kimi-VL can help make digital helpers that talk to users with both pictures and words. Researchers and developers can use Kimi-VL to build advanced tools that use both pictures and words, thanks to its open-source nature and community help. Vibes Kimi-VL gets good feedback for its performance and efficiency. It does well against other top models and is even better in some special areas. People like that it can handle hard tasks with less computer power, making it a popular choice for both research and real uses. Additional Information Kimi-VL can be used through vLLM and can be adjusted with LLaMA-Factory. It can be run on your own computer or accessed through platforms like OpenRouter, which has a free option for trying it out. For general understanding of pictures and words, reading text from pictures, long videos and documents, and using agents, Kimi-VL-A3B-Instruct is recommended. For advanced text and picture thinking, like math, Kimi-VL-A3B-Thinking is the best choice. The model can be used on cloud platforms like NodeShift, which offers powerful computers with an easy-to-use interface. Detailed steps and code examples are available in tutorials and guides from Moonshot AI and community members.