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MicrosoftOpen Weights

Phi-3.5 Vision

Vision LLM โ€ข Released 2024-09-15 โ€ข Last Verified 2025-02-01

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Phi-3.5 Vision is an advanced generative vision and image manipulation model developed by Microsoft. Built on high-capacity diffusion and latent vision transformer architecture, Phi-3.5 Vision delivers precise text-guided image synthesis, regional editing, style adaptation, and fine-grained visual coherence across commercial and artistic workflows.

Context Window8k-32k
LicenseApache-2.0 / MIT
Deployment
Cloud API Local Run
API AvailableYes (REST/SDK)
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Plain English Summary (What is this model & who is it for?)

Think of Phi-3.5 Vision as your personal AI photo artist and editor. You can type simple text instructions (like 'change lighting to sunset' or 'remove background objects'), and the AI modifies your photo or generates brand-new images instantly without needing complex software like Photoshop.

๐Ÿ’ก Real-World Use Cases & Practical Examples

๐Ÿ“„ Document & Receipt Parsing: Extract total amounts, dates, and line items from invoices and receipts.
๐Ÿ“Š Chart & Graph Analysis: Upload financial reports to extract trends and summary insights.
๐Ÿ” Visual Inspection: Identify products, serial numbers, or visual damage in uploaded photos.
๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ Image Captioning: Generate detailed alt-text and descriptions for accessibility and SEO.

๐Ÿš€ How to Run & Use This Model (Step-by-Step Guide)

Simple setup instructions for everyday users and developers.

1

Download a One-Click App (No Coding Required)

Download a free local AI launcher like LM Studio (lmstudio.ai) or Ollama (ollama.com) on your Mac, Windows, or Linux PC.

2

Load the Model

In LM Studio, search for "Phi-3.5 Vision". In Ollama, open your terminal and run "ollama run phi-3-5-vision".

3

Start Chatting or Generating

Type your text instructions or upload files into the app. The AI runs 100% privately on your hardware without internet requirement!

4

Developer API Integration

Developers can integrate Phi-3.5 Vision directly via Python (using Hugging Face transformers/diffusers) or connect via local OpenAI-compatible REST server (http://localhost:11434).

Benchmark Performance

MMLU68

Hardware Requirements for Local Running

4GB-16GB RAM/VRAM

Strengths

  • โ€ขHigh accuracy
  • โ€ขFast inference

Limitations & Weaknesses

  • โ€ขClosed source API
Integration Code (vision-language)
from transformers import AutoProcessor, AutoModelForVision2Seq
from PIL import Image
import torch

model_id = "phi-3-5-vision"
model = AutoModelForVision2Seq.from_pretrained(model_id, torch_dtype=torch.float16, device_map="auto")
processor = AutoProcessor.from_pretrained(model_id)

image = Image.open("sample.jpg")
inputs = processor(text="Analyze the contents of this image:", images=image, return_tensors="pt").to("cuda")

outputs = model.generate(**inputs, max_new_tokens=150)
print(processor.batch_decode(outputs, skip_special_tokens=True)[0])

Pricing Overview

Free Open Weights

Prices subject to provider tiers and volume discounts. Check documentation for current token rates.

Model Tags

#huggingface#open-source#local

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