đ Moondream-Caption: Custom Small Vision Model based on Moondream2
Moondream-Caption is a custom small vision model that enhances image description capabilities by fine - tuning on a specific dataset, based on moondream2 by vikhyatk.
đ Quick Start
You can use Moondream-Caption for image captioning tasks by leveraging the Hugging Face Transformers library. Here's a quick example of how to generate captions for an image:
from transformers import AutoTokenizer, AutoModelForCausalLM
from PIL import Image
moondream = AutoModelForCausalLM.from_pretrained(
"wraps/moondream-caption", trust_remote_code=True
)
tokenizer = AutoTokenizer.from_pretrained("wraps/moondream-caption")
image = Image.open("path/to/your/image.jpg")
enc_image = moondream.encode_image(image)
caption = model.answer_question(enc_image, "Write a long caption for this image")
print(caption)
⨠Features
- Based on the moondream2 architecture
- Fine-tuned for image caption generation
- Trained on a high-quality custom dataset
đĻ Installation
No specific installation steps are provided in the original document.
đģ Usage Examples
Basic Usage
from transformers import AutoTokenizer, AutoModelForCausalLM
from PIL import Image
moondream = AutoModelForCausalLM.from_pretrained(
"wraps/moondream-caption", trust_remote_code=True
)
tokenizer = AutoTokenizer.from_pretrained("wraps/moondream-caption")
image = Image.open("path/to/your/image.jpg")
enc_image = moondream.encode_image(image)
caption = model.answer_question(enc_image, "Write a long caption for this image")
print(caption)
Example

Output Caption: A close-up portrait of a green alien with a large oval head, enormous black almond-shaped eyes, small nostrils, and a tiny mouth. The alien has a long, thin neck and is wearing a black t-shirt with white text that reads 'humans scare me'. The background shows a pale blue sky with soft, wispy clouds.
đ Documentation
Dataset
The dataset used for training Moondream-Caption is specifically designed for image captioning tasks. It has the following characteristics:
- Images generated with flux1_dev
- Highly accurate and verified descriptive captions
- Wide variety of visual content
Limitations
While Moondream-Caption is designed to generate accurate and relevant image captions, it may not perform optimally on images that significantly differ from the training dataset. Additionally, the model may struggle with complex or abstract images that deviate from the dataset's content. Please open an issue on the model's repository if you encounter any limitations or issues.
đ License
The project is licensed under the Apache-2.0 license.
Property |
Details |
Model Type |
Custom Small Vision Model |
Training Data |
wraps/flux1_dev-small |
Base Model |
vikhyatk/moondream2 |
Pipeline Tag |
image-text-to-text |
Library Name |
transformers |
License |
Apache-2.0 |