Image + textDocuments and OCR

Qwen-VL

One of the strongest open vision models: reads documents, tables, charts and video, and works with user interfaces. Since Qwen3.5, vision is built directly into the main Qwen model.

Developer
Alibaba (Qwen team), China
First release
Aug 2023
Latest release
Oct 2025
Sizes
2B – 235B-A22B
License
Commercial use allowedQwen3-VL: Apache 2.0; older Qwen-VL and some Qwen2/2.5-VL models (3B, 72B) have their own Qwen licenses
Russian
Not stated
Ready-made builds
GGUF
Running
Available in OllamaAlso runs without a GPU
Industries
Documents and accounting, Retail and marketplaces, Customer support, Manufacturing and logistics
Deploy on your server Hugging Face GitHub

What it does

  • Extracting data from scanned invoices and delivery notes
  • Analysing photos of products and shelves
  • Analysing video and camera footage
  • An agent that operates an interface from screenshots

Where it is used

Accounting and document workflowRetail and warehousingE-commerceCustomer support

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
fits

Versions

  1. Qwen3-VL 2B – 32B
  2. Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B и 30B-A3B
  3. Qwen2.5-VL-32B
  4. Qwen2.5-VL
  5. Qwen2-VL
  6. Qwen-VL

How to run it

With Ollama — the fastest wayInstall Ollama on your computer or server and find the model in its library by name. Good enough to try the model on your own tasks in one evening.Find it in the Ollama library
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 Qwen-VL be used in a commercial project?

Yes. License: Qwen3-VL: Apache 2.0; older Qwen-VL and some Qwen2/2.5-VL models (3B, 72B) have their own Qwen licenses. It allows commercial use, but it is still worth having a lawyer review the license before launch.

What hardware does Qwen-VL 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 Qwen-VL support Russian?

The model card does not list languages, so Russian support cannot be promised — it has to be tested on your own examples.

Where can I download Qwen-VL and what does it cost?

The Qwen-VL 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.

Comparisons

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Details

Source: huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen3-VL-8B-Instruct. Data checked against the model card on 22 Sep 2026. Have a lawyer review the license before commercial launch.