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FastVLMSep 24, 2026

SHARP demo: explore the results

See Apple’s single-image view synthesis examples, then generate a 3D Gaussian representation from your own photograph locally.

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FastVLMSep 24, 2026

Image–Text Similarity

Compare sentences against an image with CLIP embeddings in your browser. See cosine similarity and softmax probabilities from Apple MobileCLIP.

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FastVLMSep 24, 2026

Zero-Shot Image Classifier

Upload an image, type any labels and get ranked probabilities in your browser with Apple MobileCLIP. No training, no upload, no account.

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FastVLMSep 24, 2026

Free AI Depth Map Generator

Upload a photo and generate a depth map in your browser with Apple Depth Pro or Depth Anything V2. Metric depth, focal length estimate, colormaps and PNG download. No upload to a server.

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FastVLMSep 24, 2026

AI image tools that run in your browser

Browser tools powered by Apple vision models: depth map generator, zero-shot image classifier, image–text similarity, image Q&A and a device benchmark. Images never leave your device.

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FastVLMSep 24, 2026

Foundation Models vs Core ML / Core AI vs MLX vs FastVLM

Confused by Apple’s ML options? The Foundation Models framework, Core ML and its WWDC26 successor Core AI, MLX and a concrete model like FastVLM solve different problems. Compare what each is, what you ship, where it runs and when to use it.

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FastVLMSep 24, 2026

Luce vs SHARP

SHARP reconstructs a photo into 3D Gaussians for nearby-view synthesis in under a second; Luce generates relightable PBR assets from an object image. Inputs, outputs, speed, code availability and which to use.

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FastVLMSep 24, 2026

FastVLM vs Gemma 4 / Gemma 3n

Apple FastVLM compared with Google’s on-device Gemma 4 (E2B/E4B, April 2026) and Gemma 3n: modalities, context, browser and MLX support, licenses and which to choose.

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FastVLMSep 24, 2026

FastVLM vs LFM2.5-VL

FastVLM (0.5B–7B) versus Liquid AI’s LFM2.5-VL (450M and 3B, 2026): grounding, tool calling, multi-image, browser and llama.cpp support, reported speed and licenses.

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FastVLMSep 24, 2026

FastVLM vs SmolVLM2

FastVLM (Apple, 0.5B–7B) and SmolVLM2 (Hugging Face, 256M–2.2B) compared: sizes, image and video support, browser and MLX runtimes, vision encoders, licenses and when to pick each.

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FastVLMSep 24, 2026

FastVLM vs LLaVA-OneVision

A source-qualified reading of Apple’s reported FastVLM-0.5B and LLaVA-OneVision-0.5B comparison.

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FastVLMSep 24, 2026

MobileCLIP2 S0 vs S2: a reproducible CPU test

On 24 synthetic images, S0 and S2 classified the same 21 correctly. S0 had lower warm latency on this machine. This small diagnostic set did not reveal an accuracy benefit from S2.

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FastVLMSep 24, 2026

FastVLM on iPhone and iOS

Use Apple’s official iOS/macOS demo project as the starting point for an on-device FastVLM application.

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FastVLMSep 24, 2026

Run FastVLM on Mac

Choose between the official MLX demo workflow and exported Apple Silicon model resources.

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FastVLMSep 24, 2026

What can FastVLM-0.5B read? 24 image tests

A browser test of receipts, charts, interfaces, small English text, Chinese posters and shape counting. Inspect all original images, fixed questions, expected answers and unedited model outputs.

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FastVLMSep 23, 2026

Build a FastVLM WebGPU App: Downloadable Browser Starter

Build local image Q&A with FastVLM and Transformers.js. Download a complete WebGPU starter with streaming, cancellation, progress and JSON export.

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FastVLMSep 23, 2026

Run FastVLM with Python and Transformers: Complete Image Q&A Example

Run a complete FastVLM image-question script with pinned Transformers dependencies, checkpoint guidance and fixes for common first-run errors.

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FastVLMSep 23, 2026

FastVLM 1.5B Stage3: Downloads, Setup and Troubleshooting

Understand FastVLM Stage2 and Stage3, select the 1.5B checkpoint for your runtime, and follow Apple's native app and PyTorch setup paths.

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FastVLMSep 23, 2026

FastVLM 0.5B vs 1.5B vs 7B: Models, Downloads and Benchmarks

Compare FastVLM sizes, official benchmark scores and checkpoint formats. Choose the right download for Python, Apple Silicon or the browser.

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ArticleSep 23, 2026

Claude Opus 5.5 Disabled in Claude Code? Why Homebrew Says You’re Up to Date and How to Fix It

Seeing Opus 5.5 disabled in Claude Code? Learn why Homebrew can lag behind 2.1.280 and how to upgrade safely on macOS.

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