MedicineComputer vision

MedSigLIP

Google's lightweight encoder for medical images and text, the same one inside MedGemma. Sorts images and finds similar ones. Does not replace a doctor; decisions are made by a specialist.

Developer
Google, USA
First release
Jul 2025
Latest release
Jul 2025
Sizes
about 0.9B
License
Commercial use with conditionsHealth AI Developer Foundations (Google's own terms)
Running
On your own serverAlso runs without a GPU
Industries
Healthcare, Science and research
Deploy on your server Hugging Face GitHub

What it does

  • Finding similar images in a clinic's archive
  • Pre-sorting images for a doctor
  • A base for your own image classifiers
  • Case collections for staff training

Where it is used

Clinics and diagnostic centresTelemedicineMedical startups

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
no versions
ClusterServer with several GPUs — flagship versions
no versions

Versions

  1. MedSigLIP-448

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.

Frequently asked questions

Can MedSigLIP be used in a commercial project?

With conditions. License: Health AI Developer Foundations (Google's own terms). Restrictions vary — region, company revenue, attribution requirements. Have a lawyer check the terms before a commercial launch.

What hardware does MedSigLIP 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 MedSigLIP support Russian?

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

Where can I download MedSigLIP and what does it cost?

The MedSigLIP 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

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

Similar models

MedicineMedGemmaGoogle · USACommercial use with conditions

Google's medical version of Gemma: reads medical texts and images (X-ray, dermatology, histology). A tool for doctors and developers; does not replace a doctor, decisions are made by a specialist.

DetailsComputer visionSigLIP (наследник CLIP)Google · USACommercial use allowed

Models that map images and text into a shared space: you can search photos by words and classify images without training. OpenAI's CLIP (2021) is the predecessor.

Details

Source: huggingface.co/google/medsiglip-448. Data checked against the model card on 22 Sep 2026. Have a lawyer review the license before commercial launch.