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Idefics2 8b

huggingface.co·Infrastructure·🇺🇸

Idefics2-8B is an 8-billion parameter open-source vision-language model developed by Hugging Face. It processes both images and text to generate text outputs, supporting tasks such as visual question answering, image captioning, and document understanding. The model is available on the Hugging Face Hub for download and inference via the Transformers library, making it accessible for researchers and developers to integrate into multimodal AI applications.

Open SourceApache-2.0
WebCLIAPI
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⭐162.8k
stars
🍴34.0k
forks
✓3
features
📅2018
since

Overview

3 features

Idefics2 8b sits in PulseGate's Foundation models & chat category. It focuses on running and experimenting with open multimodal vision-language models without building them from scratch. Idefics2 8b is an open-source project aimed at AI researchers and developers. The project is open source (Apache-2.0). It runs on the web, the command line, and API.

Behind Idefics2 8b is Hugging Face, based in the United States, and the product first shipped in 2018. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 162.8k stars and 747 commits in the last 90 days. Among its 3 catalogued features are Multimodal Understanding, Image-Text Processing, and Transformers Library.

  • ✓Multimodal Understanding
  • ✓Image-Text Processing
  • ✓Transformers Library

Tags

vision-language-modelopen-weightsmultimodal-llmimage-text-to-text

AI capabilities

MultimodalInference: LocalWeights: Open

Built with & integrations

Hosting
aws
AI providers
local_ossopenai
Runs on
BrowserCLIAPI-only

Trust & compliance

LicenseApache-2.0
Verified signals
✓ HTTPS✓ Open Source✓ Active maintenance

Recent events

Latest indexed changes and source events

  1. IndexedJul 21, 3:32 PM

    HuggingFaceM4/idefics2-8b verified by the PulseGate indexer

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Frequently asked questions about Idefics2 8b

What is Idefics2 8b?
Idefics2 8b focuses on running and experimenting with open multimodal vision-language models without building them from scratch. It is catalogued under Foundation models & chat on PulseGate.
Who should use Idefics2 8b?
Idefics2 8b is an open-source project built for AI researchers and developers.
Does Idefics2 8b have a free plan?
Yes — Idefics2 8b is open source under the Apache-2.0 license and free to use.
What platforms does Idefics2 8b run on?
Idefics2 8b runs on the web, the command line, and API.
Is Idefics2 8b still active?
PulseGate's liveness checks currently classify Idefics2 8b as active. The GitHub repository shows 747 commits in the last 90 days.
What tools are similar to Idefics2 8b?
Similar tools tracked by PulseGate include Kyra Qwen25 3b Research, FreeGPT WebUI, and Tiny Aya.Kyra Qwen25 3b ResearchFreeGPT WebUITiny Aya
Who develops Idefics2 8b?
Idefics2 8b is developed by Hugging Face, based in the United States.
How long has Idefics2 8b been around?
Idefics2 8b first shipped in 2018.

At a glance

Pricing
Open Source
Platforms
Cli · Web
Languages
English
License
Apache-2.0
First seen
Jul 21, 2026
Activity
🟢 Active
Status
🟢 Active
Built for
AI researchers and developers
Model
Open source
Solves
Running and experimenting with open multimodal vision-language models without building them from scratch.

Developer

🇺🇸Hugging Face
Community-driven

Open source

⭐ Stars
162,802
🍴 Forks
33,962
Open issues
2,438
Last commit
today
Commits 90d
747
Contributors
4038
Authorship
Community-driven
Default branch
main
Latest release
v5.14.1 · 5d ago

Live coverage

Confidence
Medium · 70
Indexed
Jul 21, 2026
Lifecycle
Alive
Activity
Active
First seen
Jul 2026
Last seen
today
Identity audit (10)
Entity ID
cmrutbds806c5qoaruyi1puvi
Slug
huggingfacem4-idefics2-8b-huggingface-co
Lifecycle last checked
Jul 21, 2026
Verification state
Indexed for public listing
Claim / listing state
Unclaimed · listed: yes
Index status
Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot
Jul 21, 2026
Timeline basis
Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Last updated
Jul 21, 2026
Canonical URL
https://huggingface.co/HuggingFaceM4/idefics2-8b

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