A multimodal model that understands both images and text.
A VLM is the friend zooming in on your vacation photo. It reads the caption too, then spots the raccoon stealing chips.
It helps AI answer questions about pictures. It also powers image search and factory checks.
Multimodal AI
A VLM is a common kind of Multimodal AI.
CLIP
CLIP helps match pictures with the right words.
LLM
A VLM often gives an LLM eyes, so it can answer about pictures.
VLA
VLA goes one step further and turns what it sees into actions.