LLM Reference

NVLM Models by NVIDIA AI

NVIDIA AICC-BY-NC-4.0Open weights
6 models2024Up to 128k ctx

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Details

ResearcherNVIDIA AI
Commercial useCommercial use: non-commercial
Models6
Released2024
Max context128k

About

The NVLM 1.0 family consists of advanced multimodal large language models from NVIDIA, designed to excel in vision-language tasks. These models not only rival top-tier proprietary models like GPT-4o but also compare favorably with open-access models such as Llama 3-V 405B. Uniquely, NVLM 1.0 enhances text-only performance post multimodal training, contrary to many multimodal models that may degrade in text capabilities. Comprising three primary architectures—NVLM-D (decoder-only), NVLM-X (cross-attention-based), and NVLM-H (hybrid)—each setup aims to maximize different multimodal processing facets. NVIDIA supports open research by releasing the model weights and plans to share the training code. NVLM 1.0 excels in tasks like OCR, multimodal reasoning, and coding, showcasing extensive capabilities beyond traditional text-related tasks 1212.

Decision facts

Best fit
coding
Capability starting point
NVLM-D 72B with 128k context
Lowest tracked input
Not tracked
Closest related family
NVIDIA Nemotron Nano 12B v2 VL

Current Variants

Use-when guidance is based on each model's tracked capabilities, context window, release date, and replacement status.

6 in view
NVLM-D 72BCurrent

Use when the workload needs 128k context and 72B parameters.

2024-09128k context72B parameters
NVLM-D 34BCurrent

Use when the workload needs 34B parameters.

2024-0934B parameters
NVLM-X 72BCurrent

Use when the workload needs 72B parameters.

2024-0972B parameters
NVLM-X 34BCurrent

Use when the workload needs 34B parameters.

2024-0934B parameters
NVLM-H 72BCurrent

Use when the workload needs 72B parameters.

2024-0972B parameters
NVLM-H 34BCurrent

Use when the workload needs 34B parameters.

2024-0934B parameters

Release Timeline

1 release group
2024-09
6 current
NVLM-D 34B
34B parameters
Current
NVLM-D 72B
128k context72B parameters
Current
NVLM-H 34B
34B parameters
Current
NVLM-H 72B
72B parameters
Current
NVLM-X 34B
34B parameters
Current
NVLM-X 72B
72B parameters
Current

Specifications(6 models)

NVLM model specifications comparison
ModelReleasedContextParameters
NVLM-D 72B2024-09128k72B
NVLM-D 34B2024-0934B
NVLM-X 72B2024-0972B
NVLM-X 34B2024-0934B
NVLM-H 72B2024-0972B
NVLM-H 34B2024-0934B