Who is Smolvla Base for?

Smolvla Base is an open-source project built for robotics researchers and developers.

Does Smolvla Base have a free plan?

Yes — Smolvla Base is open source under the Apache-2.0 license and free to use.

What platforms does Smolvla Base run on?

Smolvla Base runs on the web and API.

Is Smolvla Base still maintained?

The GitHub repository shows 248 commits in the last 90 days.

What projects are similar to Smolvla Base?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Smolvla Piper, Smolvla Chip Clip Cleanup, and Smolvla Libero Finetune.

Who develops Smolvla Base?

Smolvla Base is developed by LeRobot.

When did Smolvla Base launch?

Smolvla Base first shipped in 2024.

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Smolvla Base

Name: Smolvla Base
Author: LeRobot

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smolvla_base is an open-source vision-language-action model developed as part of the LeRobot project. It processes visual inputs and language instructions to output actions suitable for robotic control. The model is designed for imitation learning tasks and can be used with the LeRobot library for training and inference on real or simulated robots.

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Overview

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In the Other AI space, Smolvla Base takes a focused approach. It focuses on training compact models that can understand visual scenes and output robot actions. It is built as an open-source project for robotics researchers and developers. The project is open source (Apache-2.0). It ships for the web and API.

LeRobot builds and maintains Smolvla Base, and it first shipped in 2024. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 26.3k stars and 248 commits in the last 90 days. Among its 3 catalogued features are vision-Language-Action, Imitation Learning, and Robot Control.

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

Vision-Language-Action
Imitation Learning
Robot Control

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Frequently asked questions about Smolvla Base

What is Smolvla Base?: Smolvla Base focuses on training compact models that can understand visual scenes and output robot actions. It is catalogued under Other AI on PulseGate.
Who is Smolvla Base for?: Smolvla Base is an open-source project built for robotics researchers and developers.
Does Smolvla Base have a free plan?: Yes — Smolvla Base is open source under the Apache-2.0 license and free to use.
What platforms does Smolvla Base run on?: Smolvla Base runs on the web and API.
Is Smolvla Base still maintained?: The GitHub repository shows 248 commits in the last 90 days.
What projects are similar to Smolvla Base?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Smolvla Piper, Smolvla Chip Clip Cleanup, and Smolvla Libero Finetune.Smolvla Piper Smolvla Chip Clip Cleanup Smolvla Libero Finetune
Who develops Smolvla Base?: Smolvla Base is developed by LeRobot.
When did Smolvla Base launch?: Smolvla Base first shipped in 2024.

At a glance

Pricing: Open Source
Platforms: Web
Languages: English
License: Apache-2.0
Built for: robotics researchers and developers
Model: Open source
Solves: Training compact models that can understand visual scenes and output robot actions.

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Hugging Face: lerobot/smolvla_base

Developer

LeRobot

Community-driven

Open source

Stars: 26,285
Forks: 5,254
Open issues: 796
Last commit: 31 Jul 2026
Commits 90d: 248
Contributors: 249
Authorship: Community-driven
Default branch: main
Latest release: v0.6.0 · 6 Jul 2026

Live coverage

Identity confidence: Medium · 70.4
Indexed: 31 Jul 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 31 Jul 2026

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Slug: lerobot-smolvla-base-huggingface-co
Lifecycle state recorded: 31 Jul 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 31 Jul 2026
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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: 6 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://huggingface.co/lerobot/smolvla_base

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