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

Notebooks
Google Colab
Kaggle
Local Apps Settings

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

Install (macOS, Linux)

curl -LsSf https://llama.app/install.sh | sh
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
llama serve -hf LiquidAI/LFM2-VL-450M-GGUF:F16
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
llama cli -hf LiquidAI/LFM2-VL-450M-GGUF:F16

Install from WinGet (Windows)

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

Use Docker

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

LM Studio
Jan

vLLM

How to use LiquidAI/LFM2-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-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-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-VL-450M-GGUF:F16

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

Unsloth Studio

How to use LiquidAI/LFM2-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-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-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-VL-450M-GGUF to start chatting

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

Lemonade

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

Pull the model

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

Run and chat with the model

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

List all available models

lemonade list

Atomic Chat

LFM2-VL-450M-GGUF

Commit History

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Commit History

Add new_version pointer to LFM2.5-VL-450M-GGUF (#2) 7cf9679

Fix Try LFM link to use playground.liquid.ai homepage 64443d4

Add Discord community link to README 768e85e

Update LEAP sdk manifest: leap/Q4_0.json fddce73 verified

Update README.md dd83d64 verified

Update 2 LEAP sdk manifests e331356 verified

Update README.md 861f7b4 verified

Use F16 projector for full precision b2bd8e8 verified

Add README.md and LICENSE d3fac8c verified

Add GGUFs 46ab700 verified

initial commit a6c4a02 verified

Add new_version pointer to LFM2.5-VL-450M-GGUF (#2)

7cf9679

Fix Try LFM link to use playground.liquid.ai homepage

64443d4

Add Discord community link to README

768e85e

Update LEAP sdk manifest: leap/Q4_0.json

fddce73
verified

Update README.md

dd83d64
verified

Update 2 LEAP sdk manifests

e331356
verified

Update README.md

861f7b4
verified

Use F16 projector for full precision

b2bd8e8
verified

Add README.md and LICENSE

d3fac8c
verified

Add GGUFs

46ab700
verified

initial commit

a6c4a02
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