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SmolVLM

huggingface.coMultimodal & vision

PulseGate's liveness check found it on 6 Oct 2026; it is registered on Hugging Face Spaces and has been in the index since 10 Jul 2026. How this is checked

SmolVLM is an application hosted as a Hugging Face Space that enables users to receive answers by combining text queries with uploaded images or videos. The tool allows users to submit their own visual media—either images or videos—alongside a written question, and in return, it provides a detailed response. This approach addresses the need for interpreting or analyzing visual content in conjunction with specific textual questions, offering a way to extract information or…

Inferred · not functionally tested

FreeWebCLIEmbeddableCloud-managed
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Overview

4 features

Purpose: Answering complex questions by combining visual and textual information from user uploads.

Inferred · not functionally tested

Audience: researchers

Inferred · not functionally tested

Functions: Unknown

Interfaces: API: unknown · MCP: unknown · CLI: indicated (inferred, not tested) · Self-hosting: unknown

Recorded constraints: pricing: free · license: Proprietary · platforms: CLI, WEB · deployment: browser, cli, embeddable, cloud_managed

Constraint provenance is unknown; confirm requirements with the publisher.

Record sources: huggingface.co. These links do not verify the individual claims.

In the Multimodal & vision space, SmolVLM takes a focused approach. Inferred · not functionally tested: It focuses on answering complex questions by combining visual and textual information from user uploads. Inferred · not functionally tested: It is built as a consumer product for researchers. Basis unknown · not verified: SmolVLM costs nothing to use. Basis unknown · not verified: It runs on the web, the command line, and embeddable surfaces.

Behind SmolVLM is HuggingFaceTB, and it first shipped in 2024. Inferred · not functionally tested: Among its 4 catalogued features are image upload, video upload, and multimodal analysis.

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

Tasks: Inferred · not functionally tested

  • Image upload
  • Video upload
  • Multimodal analysis
  • Question answering

Topics: Inferred · not functionally tested

Tags
multimodal-aivideo-analysisimage-qaai-demomedia-understanding
AI capabilities
ImageVideoText
Inference: Cloud API

JSON profile · Text profile · Access guide

Built with & integrations

Hosting
AWS
AI providers
local_oss
Runs on
BrowserCLIEmbeddableCloud-managed
Detected from
AWS
x-amz-cf-id header · x-amz-cf-pop header · via header
local_oss
huggingface in the HTML

Trust & compliance

Public signals
HTTPSFree tier

Indexing history

1

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

  1. Indexed10 Jul · 22:24 UTC
    HuggingFaceTB/SmolVLM2 seen via Hugging Face Enumerator
    Source: Hugging Face Enumerator · Open

Frequently asked questions about SmolVLM

What does SmolVLM do?
Inferred · not functionally tested: SmolVLM focuses on answering complex questions by combining visual and textual information from user uploads. It is catalogued under Multimodal & vision on PulseGate.
Who should use SmolVLM?
Inferred · not functionally tested: SmolVLM is a consumer product built for researchers.
Does SmolVLM have a free plan?
Basis unknown · not verified: Yes — SmolVLM is free to use.
What platforms does SmolVLM run on?
Basis unknown · not verified: SmolVLM runs on the web, the command line, and embeddable surfaces.
Is SmolVLM still active?
PulseGate's liveness check found it on 6 Oct 2026.
What are alternatives to SmolVLM?
Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include SmolVLM, SmolVLM, and SmolVLM realtime WebGPU.SmolVLMSmolVLMSmolVLM realtime WebGPU
Who makes SmolVLM?
SmolVLM is developed by HuggingFaceTB.
When did SmolVLM launch?
SmolVLM first shipped in 2024.

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