Computer vision

Depth Anything

Estimates depth, the distance to every point, from one ordinary photo or video. DA3 reconstructs scene geometry from several frames.

Developer: ByteDance and the University of Hong Kong, China
First release: Jan 2024
Latest release: Dec 2025
Sizes: 25M – 1.4B
License: Commercial use with conditionsSmall versions: Apache 2.0; large ones (Large/Giant) are often CC-BY-NC, non-commercial use only
Ready-made builds: GGUF
Running: On your own serverAlso runs without a GPU
Industries: Manufacturing and logistics, Media and production, Science and research

Deploy on your server Hugging Face GitHub

What it does

Estimating distances and volumes from a camera
Depth effects for photo and video
Navigation for robots and drones

Where it is used

RoboticsConstruction and real estateVideo production

Hardware requirements

LaptopLaptop or regular PC, up to 8 GB of VRAM — smaller versions

fits

1 GPUOne GPU with 16–80 GB — mid-size versions

fits

ClusterServer with several GPUs — flagship versions

no versions

Versions

Dec 2025DA3 1.1
Nov 2025Depth Anything 3
Jan 2025Video Depth Anything
Jun 2024Depth Anything V2
Jan 2024Depth Anything

How to run it

On your own serverWeights are downloaded from Hugging Face and served with vLLM (load and API) or llama.cpp (modest hardware). The model then runs in a closed network with no per-request fees.Hugging Face

How much hardware you needCalculate the VRAM for the model size, context length and number of concurrent requests.Open the hardware calculator

I can set this up end to end: pick the model size, deploy it on your server and connect it to your systems. Quantization compresses a model so it takes less video memory and runs on more modest hardware. Answers change slightly, so quality is checked on your own examples.

Frequently asked questions

Can Depth Anything be used in a commercial project?

With conditions. License: Small versions: Apache 2.0; large ones (Large/Giant) are often CC-BY-NC, non-commercial use only. Restrictions vary — region, company revenue, attribution requirements. Have a lawyer check the terms before a commercial launch.

What hardware does Depth Anything need?

At minimum: Laptop or regular PC, up to 8 GB of VRAM — smaller versions. Some versions also run on an ordinary CPU, without a GPU. You can calculate the exact VRAM for your model size and context in the hardware calculator.

Does Depth Anything support Russian?

Language does not matter for this model: it does not work with text.

Where can I download Depth Anything and what does it cost?

The Depth Anything weights are open and free to download. You only pay for the hardware it runs on and for the setup. Source links are at the bottom of this page.

How I deploy it for clients

SelectionI pick the model size for your task and hardware and test it on your examples.
DeploymentI deploy it on your server or in a closed network and provide an API.
Fine-tuningI fine-tune it on your data (LoRA) or connect a knowledge base — whichever is cheaper for the task.
IntegrationI connect it to your CRM, ERP, bot, website or team chat and set up monitoring.

Reconstructs the 3D geometry of a scene from one photo: depth in meters, a point cloud and surface normals.

Details Computer visionDINOv2 / DINOv3Meta · USACommercial use with conditions

Foundation models that turn an image into a numeric "fingerprint". They are used to build similar-image search, classification and segmentation without large labeled datasets.

Details

Source: huggingface.co/depth-anything/DA3-LARGE-1.1. Data checked against the model card on 22 Sep 2026. Have a lawyer review the license before commercial launch.