Idefics2: Vision-Language Powerhouse < 10B
Prepare to be amazed by the debut of Idefics2, the latest addition to the Vision-Language Model (VLM) landscape boasting unparalleled strength in a sub-10B parameter realm. 🚀 With a robust 8B base and instruction variant, Idefics2 revolutionizes the interaction between image and text inputs, culminating in seamless text output. 📚🖼️ Its capabilities extend to handling images with resolutions up to 980 x 980, setting new benchmarks in Optical Character Recognition (OCR), document understanding, and visual reasoning. 💬📄🔍 Positioned between Gemini 1.5 Pro and Anthropic Haiku in performance, Idefics2 inherits its prowess from illustrious parent models Google SigLIP and Mistral AI 7B. 👨👩👧 Leveraging Lora for training, Idefics2 pioneers stability in model development, while its Apache 2.0 license ensures accessibility and adaptability. 🔓💸 Engineered for efficiency, it runs seamlessly on consumer hardware, requiring a modest GPU configuration. 🤯🤗 Embrace the future of Vision-Language Models with Idefics2, now available on Hugging Face and in Transformers, promising boundless possibilities in visual and textual comprehension.