Computer visionSearch and RAG

MetaCLIP / MetaCLIP 2

Meta's open reproduction of CLIP with a transparent data collection recipe. MetaCLIP 2 is trained on multilingual data from around the world. Non-commercial license only.

Developer
Meta, USA
First release
Oct 2023
Latest release
Nov 2025
Sizes
0.15B – 3.6B
License
Non-commercial onlyCC-BY-NC 4.0
Running
On your own serverAlso runs without a GPU
Industries
Retail and marketplaces, Media and production, Science and research
Deploy on your server Hugging Face GitHub

What it does

  • Image search by text
  • Image classification without training
  • Search research and prototypes

Where it is used

Media and stock photo librariesE-commerce (prototypes)Science

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

  1. MetaCLIP 2 B/16 и L/14
  2. MetaCLIP 2 giant
  3. MetaCLIP 2 worldwide (H/14)
  4. MetaCLIP (B/32 – H/14)

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 MetaCLIP / MetaCLIP 2 be used in a commercial project?

No. License: CC-BY-NC 4.0. A commercial product needs a different model or a separate agreement with the rights holder.

What hardware does MetaCLIP / MetaCLIP 2 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 MetaCLIP / MetaCLIP 2 support Russian?

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

Where can I download MetaCLIP / MetaCLIP 2 and what does it cost?

The MetaCLIP / MetaCLIP 2 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

Computer 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.

DetailsComputer visionPerception Encoder (PE)Meta · USACommercial use allowed

Meta's family of encoders for images and video, and with PE-AV also for audio. PE-Core searches by text more accurately than SigLIP 2 (per Meta); small versions are available.

DetailsComputer visionCLIP (OpenAI)OpenAI · USACommercial use allowed

The 2021 model that first linked images and text: search photos by words and classify them without training. English only; SigLIP 2 or PE are usually chosen today.

Details

Source: huggingface.co/facebook/metaclip-2-worldwide-b16. Data checked against the model card on 22 Sep 2026. Have a lawyer review the license before commercial launch.