NVLM Models by NVIDIA AI
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Details
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.
Use when the workload needs 128k context and 72B parameters.
| Model | Use when | Released | Signals | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVLM-D 72B | Use when the workload needs 128k context and 72B parameters. | 2024-09 | 128k context72B parameters | Current |
| NVLM-D 34B | Use when the workload needs 34B parameters. | 2024-09 | 34B parameters | Current |
| NVLM-X 72B | Use when the workload needs 72B parameters. | 2024-09 | 72B parameters | Current |
| NVLM-X 34B | Use when the workload needs 34B parameters. | 2024-09 | 34B parameters | Current |
| NVLM-H 72B | Use when the workload needs 72B parameters. | 2024-09 | 72B parameters | Current |
| NVLM-H 34B | Use when the workload needs 34B parameters. | 2024-09 | 34B parameters | Current |
Release Timeline
1 release groupSpecifications(6 models)
| Model | Released | Context | Parameters |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVLM-D 72B | 2024-09 | 128k | 72B |
| NVLM-D 34B | 2024-09 | — | 34B |
| NVLM-X 72B | 2024-09 | — | 72B |
| NVLM-X 34B | 2024-09 | — | 34B |
| NVLM-H 72B | 2024-09 | — | 72B |
| NVLM-H 34B | 2024-09 | — | 34B |




