Who should use SmolVLM2 2.2B Instruct?

SmolVLM2 2.2B Instruct is an open-source project built for developers.

What platforms does SmolVLM2 2.2B Instruct run on?

SmolVLM2 2.2B Instruct runs on the web and the command line. It can also be self-hosted.

Is SmolVLM2 2.2B Instruct still maintained?

Unverified. SmolVLM2 2.2B Instruct has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What projects are similar to SmolVLM2 2.2B Instruct?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include SmolLM2 1.7B Instruct, SmolLM 1.7B, and SmolVLM.

Who makes SmolVLM2 2.2B Instruct?

SmolVLM2 2.2B Instruct is developed by HuggingFaceTB.

When did SmolVLM2 2.2B Instruct launch?

SmolVLM2 2.2B Instruct first shipped in 2024.

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SmolVLM2 2.2B Instruct

Name: SmolVLM2 2.2B Instruct
Author: HuggingFaceTB

huggingface.coInfrastructure

SmolVLM2-2.2B-Instruct is a small vision-language model developed by Hugging Face. It processes both text and images, supporting multimodal chat with a specialized tokenization and chat template for instruction following.

Open SourceApache-2.0WebCLISelf-hosted

Visit huggingface.co

3.9kstars

301forks

1alternative

3features

2024since

Overview

3 features

In the Foundation models & chat space, SmolVLM2 2.2B Instruct takes a focused approach. It focuses on enabling efficient multimodal understanding and instruction following on resource-constrained devices. It is built as an open-source project for developers. SmolVLM2 2.2B Instruct is open source under the Apache-2.0 license. It ships for the web and the command line, and it can be self-hosted.

It is developed by HuggingFaceTB, and it first shipped in 2024. Development happens publicly on GitHub with 3.9k stars. Among its 3 catalogued features are vision-Language, Image Understanding, and Instruction Following.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Vision-Language
Image Understanding
Instruction Following

Built with & integrations

Hosting

AWS

AI providers

local_ossmeta_llama

Runs on

BrowserCLISelf-hosted

Detected from

AWS: x-amz-cf-id header · x-amz-cf-pop header · via header
local_oss: bollama in the HTML · bllama in the HTML · bvllm in the HTML
meta_llama: llama- in the HTML

Trust & compliance

License

Apache-2.0

Verified signals

HTTPSOpen Source

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed5 Aug · 08:37 UTC
HuggingFaceTB/SmolVLM2-2.2B-Instruct verified against its public source
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Frequently asked questions about SmolVLM2 2.2B Instruct

What does SmolVLM2 2.2B Instruct do?: SmolVLM2 2.2B Instruct focuses on enabling efficient multimodal understanding and instruction following on resource-constrained devices. It is catalogued under Foundation models & chat on PulseGate.
Who should use SmolVLM2 2.2B Instruct?: SmolVLM2 2.2B Instruct is an open-source project built for developers.
Is SmolVLM2 2.2B Instruct free?: Yes — SmolVLM2 2.2B Instruct is open source under the Apache-2.0 license and free to use.
What platforms does SmolVLM2 2.2B Instruct run on?: SmolVLM2 2.2B Instruct runs on the web and the command line. It can also be self-hosted.
Is SmolVLM2 2.2B Instruct still maintained?: Unverified. SmolVLM2 2.2B Instruct has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What projects are similar to SmolVLM2 2.2B Instruct?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include SmolLM2 1.7B Instruct, SmolLM 1.7B, and SmolVLM.SmolLM2 1.7B Instruct SmolLM 1.7B SmolVLM
Who makes SmolVLM2 2.2B Instruct?: SmolVLM2 2.2B Instruct is developed by HuggingFaceTB.
When did SmolVLM2 2.2B Instruct launch?: SmolVLM2 2.2B Instruct first shipped in 2024.

At a glance

Pricing: Open Source
Platforms: Cli · Web
Languages: English
License: Apache-2.0
Built for: developers
Model: Open source
Solves: Enabling efficient multimodal understanding and instruction following on resource-constrained devices.

Registered as

Hugging Face: HuggingFaceTB/SmolVLM2-2.2B-Instruct

Developer

HuggingFaceTB

Community-driven

Open source

Stars: 3,862
Forks: 301
Open issues: 57
Last commit: 26 May 2026
Commits 90d: 0
Contributors: 23
Authorship: Community-driven
Default branch: main

Live coverage

Identity confidence: Medium · 70.4
Indexed: 5 Aug 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 5 Aug 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: huggingfacetb-smolvlm2-2-2b-instruct-huggingface-co
Lifecycle state recorded: 5 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 5 Aug 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Derived from the model's own Hugging Face metadata.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Last updated: 5 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://huggingface.co/HuggingFaceTB/SmolVLM2-2.2B-Instruct

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