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LLaVA 1.6
A widely available local vision-language model family for basic image question answering and compatibility testing.
Vision Models#LLaVA#vision language model#image question answering#local vision
LLaVA 1.6
LLaVA is useful as a compatibility baseline for local image question answering. It is not always the strongest modern vision model, but it is easy to find and widely supported.
Install Commands
ollama run llava:7b
ollama run llava:13b
Best Fit
- Basic image Q&A.
- Testing local vision workflows.
- Comparing older and newer multimodal models.
- Low-risk local experiments before choosing Gemma 4, Qwen3.5, or Mistral Small 3.1.
Hardware Notes
Use LLaVA for compatibility. Use newer multimodal families when quality is the priority.