Community discusses definition differences between VLM and MLLM
TimDarcet · x · 2026-08-25
The post addresses the confusion surrounding the terms VLM and MLLM in academia and industry. The author notes that CLIP-style models are typically called VLMs, while LLM-based models accepting image inputs like LLaVA should be referred to as MLLMs or VLLMs. It emphasizes maintaining terminological precision in scientific communication by considering historical origins.
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