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Multimodal model · China ·Aug 2023

Qwen-VL

Multimodal Open (Restricted)
9.6B
Parameters

About Qwen-VL

Qwen-VL is an AI model developed by Qwen, in the multimodal category, released in 2023, made available as an open-weights model with 9.6B params.

On this page you'll find Qwen-VL's full specifications. Review provider pricing and benchmark scores below, or compare Qwen-VL head-to-head with other multimodal models.

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Sized to what Qwen-VL actually needs (~8k context at Q4), not to the biggest GPU: Good = cheapest that runs it, Better = best value, Best = most headroom. Speed is a hardware estimate; anything past ~120 tok/s is shown as instant.

Good
Intel Arc B580 12GB
Consumer GPU · ~$249
~61.1 tok/s
Q4 · fits full context · up to 8k ctx
Runs with: ExLlamaV2, KoboldCpp, LM Studio
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Better
Intel Arc A770 16GB
Consumer GPU · ~$329
~75 tok/s
Q4 · fits full context · up to 8k ctx
Runs with: ExLlamaV2, KoboldCpp, LM Studio
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Best
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB
Consumer GPU · ~$699
~120 tok/s
Q4 · fits full context · up to 8k ctx
Runs with: ExLlamaV2, KoboldCpp, LM Studio
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Software support

·ExLlamaV2 ·KoboldCpp ·LM Studio ·MLX ·Ollama ·SGLang ·TensorRT-LLM ·llama.cpp ·vLLM ?KTransformers ?text-generation-webui

✓ measured · · compatible · — not supported. Informational only — speed is hardware-based.

Consumer GPU
30–120+ tok/s
32 options →
Apple
45.8–120+ tok/s
17 options →
Datacenter GPU
120+ tok/s
13 options →

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Frequently asked questions

What is Qwen-VL? ▶

Qwen-VL is an AI model developed by Qwen, in the multimodal category, released in 2023. It is tracked on GenAIList with its specifications, benchmark scores and provider pricing.

Who created Qwen-VL? ▶

Qwen-VL was developed by Qwen and released in 2023.

Is Qwen-VL open source or proprietary? ▶

Qwen-VL ships as an open-weights model: you can download and self-host the weights, though the licence may place some restrictions on use.

How much does Qwen-VL cost? ▶

Pricing for Qwen-VL depends on the provider. See the providers table on this page for the latest API rates.

How does Qwen-VL perform on benchmarks? ▶

Benchmark scores for Qwen-VL are listed on this page as they are published. You can compare it head-to-head with other models on the GenAIList compare tool.

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