Vision Models
Qwen2.5-VL Not Loading in LM Studio? Fix mmproj and Vision Errors
Fix every Qwen2.5-VL error in LM Studio: missing mmproj, 'model type not supported', no eye icon, vision crashes. Exact fixes with file paths.
PaddleOCR-VL: A 0.9B OCR Model That Runs on Any Potato
PaddleOCR-VL does document OCR — text, tables, formulas, charts — in 0.9B parameters. 109 languages. Now runs via llama.cpp and Ollama. Private, local, nearly free.
Run Qwen2.5-VL Vision in LM Studio (Setup)
Get Qwen2.5-VL running in LM Studio in 5 minutes. Covers the mmproj file most people miss, correct download links, and how to analyze images and PDFs locally.
Best Vision Models You Can Run Locally: Every Model, Every GPU Tier (2026)
Qwen3-VL 8B replaced Qwen2.5-VL as the best local vision model. Full VRAM table, Ollama commands, speed benchmarks, and setup for every GPU from 4GB to 48GB+. Updated March 2026.