Instructions to use LiquidAI/LFM2.5-VL-450M-GGUF with libraries, inference providers, notebooks, and local apps. Follow these links to get started.

Libraries

How to use LiquidAI/LFM2.5-VL-450M-GGUF with llama-cpp-python:

# !pip install llama-cpp-python

from llama_cpp import Llama

llm = Llama.from_pretrained(
	repo_id="LiquidAI/LFM2.5-VL-450M-GGUF",
	filename="LFM2.5-VL-450M-F16.gguf",
)

llm.create_chat_completion(
	messages = [
		{
			"role": "user",
			"content": [
				{
					"type": "text",
					"text": "Describe this image in one sentence."
				},
				{
					"type": "image_url",
					"image_url": {
						"url": "https://cdn.britannica.com/61/93061-050-99147DCE/Statue-of-Liberty-Island-New-York-Bay.jpg"
					}
				}
			]
		}
	]
)

Notebooks
Google Colab
Kaggle
Local Apps

llama.cpp

How to use LiquidAI/LFM2.5-VL-450M-GGUF with llama.cpp:

Install from brew

brew install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
llama-server -hf LiquidAI/LFM2.5-VL-450M-GGUF:F16
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
llama-cli -hf LiquidAI/LFM2.5-VL-450M-GGUF:F16

Install from WinGet (Windows)

winget install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
llama-server -hf LiquidAI/LFM2.5-VL-450M-GGUF:F16
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
llama-cli -hf LiquidAI/LFM2.5-VL-450M-GGUF:F16

Use pre-built binary

# Download pre-built binary from:
# https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp/releases
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
./llama-server -hf LiquidAI/LFM2.5-VL-450M-GGUF:F16
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
./llama-cli -hf LiquidAI/LFM2.5-VL-450M-GGUF:F16

Build from source code

git clone https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp.git
cd llama.cpp
cmake -B build
cmake --build build -j --target llama-server llama-cli
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
./build/bin/llama-server -hf LiquidAI/LFM2.5-VL-450M-GGUF:F16
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
./build/bin/llama-cli -hf LiquidAI/LFM2.5-VL-450M-GGUF:F16

Use Docker

docker model run hf.co/LiquidAI/LFM2.5-VL-450M-GGUF:F16

LM Studio
Jan

vLLM

How to use LiquidAI/LFM2.5-VL-450M-GGUF with vLLM:

Install from pip and serve model

# Install vLLM from pip:
pip install vllm
# Start the vLLM server:
vllm serve "LiquidAI/LFM2.5-VL-450M-GGUF"
# Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API):
curl -X POST "http://localhost:8000/v1/chat/completions" \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	--data '{
		"model": "LiquidAI/LFM2.5-VL-450M-GGUF",
		"messages": [
			{
				"role": "user",
				"content": [
					{
						"type": "text",
						"text": "Describe this image in one sentence."
					},
					{
						"type": "image_url",
						"image_url": {
							"url": "https://cdn.britannica.com/61/93061-050-99147DCE/Statue-of-Liberty-Island-New-York-Bay.jpg"
						}
					}
				]
			}
		]
	}'

Use Docker

docker model run hf.co/LiquidAI/LFM2.5-VL-450M-GGUF:F16

Ollama
How to use LiquidAI/LFM2.5-VL-450M-GGUF with Ollama:
```
ollama run hf.co/LiquidAI/LFM2.5-VL-450M-GGUF:F16
```

Unsloth Studio new

How to use LiquidAI/LFM2.5-VL-450M-GGUF with Unsloth Studio:

Install Unsloth Studio (macOS, Linux, WSL)

curl -fsSL https://unsloth.ai/install.sh | sh
# Run unsloth studio
unsloth studio -H 0.0.0.0 -p 8888
# Then open http://localhost:8888 in your browser
# Search for LiquidAI/LFM2.5-VL-450M-GGUF to start chatting

Install Unsloth Studio (Windows)

irm https://unsloth.ai/install.ps1 | iex
# Run unsloth studio
unsloth studio -H 0.0.0.0 -p 8888
# Then open http://localhost:8888 in your browser
# Search for LiquidAI/LFM2.5-VL-450M-GGUF to start chatting

Using HuggingFace Spaces for Unsloth

# No setup required
# Open https://huggingface.co/spaces/unsloth/studio in your browser
# Search for LiquidAI/LFM2.5-VL-450M-GGUF to start chatting

Pi new

How to use LiquidAI/LFM2.5-VL-450M-GGUF with Pi:

Start the llama.cpp server

# Install llama.cpp:
brew install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server:
llama-server -hf LiquidAI/LFM2.5-VL-450M-GGUF:F16

Configure the model in Pi

# Install Pi:
npm install -g @mariozechner/pi-coding-agent
# Add to ~/.pi/agent/models.json:
{
  "providers": {
    "llama-cpp": {
      "baseUrl": "http://localhost:8080/v1",
      "api": "openai-completions",
      "apiKey": "none",
      "models": [
        {
          "id": "LiquidAI/LFM2.5-VL-450M-GGUF:F16"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Run Pi

# Start Pi in your project directory:
pi

Hermes Agent new

How to use LiquidAI/LFM2.5-VL-450M-GGUF with Hermes Agent:

Start the llama.cpp server

# Install llama.cpp:
brew install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server:
llama-server -hf LiquidAI/LFM2.5-VL-450M-GGUF:F16

Configure Hermes

# Install Hermes:
curl -fsSL https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/install.sh | bash
hermes setup
# Point Hermes at the local server:
hermes config set model.provider custom
hermes config set model.base_url http://127.0.0.1:8080/v1
hermes config set model.default LiquidAI/LFM2.5-VL-450M-GGUF:F16

Run Hermes

hermes

Docker Model Runner
How to use LiquidAI/LFM2.5-VL-450M-GGUF with Docker Model Runner:
```
docker model run hf.co/LiquidAI/LFM2.5-VL-450M-GGUF:F16
```

Lemonade

How to use LiquidAI/LFM2.5-VL-450M-GGUF with Lemonade:

Pull the model

# Download Lemonade from https://lemonade-server.ai/
lemonade pull LiquidAI/LFM2.5-VL-450M-GGUF:F16

Run and chat with the model

lemonade run user.LFM2.5-VL-450M-GGUF-F16

List all available models

lemonade list

LFM2.5-VL-450M-GGUF

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license: other
license_name: lfm1.0
license_link: LICENSE
language:
- en
- ja
- ko
- fr
- es
- de
- ar
- zh
pipeline_tag: image-text-to-text
tags:
- vision
- vlm
- liquid
- lfm2
- lfm2-vl
- edge
- llama.cpp
- lfm2.5
- lfm2.5-vl
- gguf
base_model:
- LiquidAI/LFM2.5-VL-450M
---

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# LFM2.5-VL-450M-GGUF

LFM2.5-VL is a new generation of vision models developed by [Liquid AI](https://www.liquid.ai/), specifically designed for edge AI and on-device deployment. It sets a new standard in terms of quality, speed, and memory efficiency.

Find more details in the original model card: https://huggingface.co/LiquidAI/LFM2.5-VL-450M

## 🏃 How to run LFM2.5-VL

Example usage with [llama.cpp](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp):

full precision (F16/F16):

```
llama-mtmd-cli -hf LiquidAI/LFM2.5-VL-450M-GGUF:F16
```

fastest inference (Q4_0/Q8_0):

```
llama-mtmd-cli -hf LiquidAI/LFM2.5-VL-450M-GGUF:Q4_0
```

## 📬 Contact

- Got questions or want to connect? [Join our Discord community](https://discord.com/invite/liquid-ai)
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