Model reference · open weights
kosmos-2-patch14-224 is an open-weight language model from microsoft. kosmos-2-patch14-224 (FP32) weighs 3.3 GB; the smallest configuration that runs it is RTX 3060 12 GB.
Summary of the microsoft/kosmos-2-patch14-224 model card, 2026-10-01
What it is
| Released by | microsoft |
|---|---|
| Released | 2023-10-02 |
| Parameters | 1.7B |
| VRAM | 3.3 GB for the weights |
What it runs on
How much memory each request adds isn't estimated yet for this architecture. The weights need at least the cards below, plus room for the context.
| Card | Weights alone |
|---|---|
| RTX 3060 12 GB | fits |
| RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB | fits |
| RTX 3090 24 GB | fits |
| RTX 4090 24 GB | fits |
| RTX 5090 32 GB | fits |
| L40S 48 GB | fits |
| A100 80 GB | fits |
| H100 80 GB | fits |
| RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell 96 GB | fits |
| DGX Spark (GB10) 128 GB unified | fits |
| H200 141 GB | fits |
| B200 180 GB | fits |
From the model card
This Hub repository contains a HuggingFace's transformers implementation of the original Kosmos-2 model from Microsoft.
Use the code below to get started with the model.
import requests
from PIL import Image
from transformers import AutoProcessor, AutoModelForVision2Seq
model = AutoModelForVision2Seq.from_pretrained("microsoft/kosmos-2-patch14-224")
processor = AutoProcessor.from_pretrained("microsoft/kosmos-2-patch14-224")
prompt = "An image of"
url = "https://huggingface.co/microsoft/kosmos-2-patch14-224/resolve/main/snowman.png"
image = Image.open(requests.get(url, stream=True).raw)
# The original Kosmos-2 demo saves the image first then reload it. For some images, this will give slightly different image input and change the generation outputs.
image.save("new_image.jpg")
image = Image.open("new_image.jpg")
inputs = processor(text=prompt, images=image, return_tensors="pt")
generated_ids = model.generate(
pixel_values=inputs["pixel_values"],
input_ids=inputs["input_ids"],
attention_mask=inputs["attention_mask"],
image_embeds=None,
image_embeds_position_mask=inputs["image_embeds_position_mask"],
use_cache=True,
max_new_tokens=128,
)
generated_text = processor.batch_decode(generated_ids, skip_special_tokens=True)[0]
# Specify `cleanup_and_extract=False` in order to see the raw model generation.
processed_text = processor.post_process_generation(generated_text, cleanup_and_extract=False)
print(processed_text)
# ` An image of a snowman warming himself by a fire.`
# By default, the generated text is cleanup and the entities are extracted.
processed_text, entities = processor.post_process_generation(generated_text)
print(processed_text)
# `An image of a snowman warming himself by a fire.`
print(entities)
# `[('a snowman', (12, 21), [(0.390625, 0.046875, 0.984375, 0.828125)]), ('a fire', (41, 47), [(0.171875, 0.015625, 0.484375, 0.890625)])]`
This model is capable of performing different tasks through changing the prompts.
First, let's define a function to run a prompt.
import requests
from PIL import Image
from transformers import AutoProcessor, AutoModelForVision2Seq
model = AutoModelForVision2Seq.from_pretrained("microsoft/kosmos-2-patch14-224")
processor = AutoProcessor.from_pretrained("microsoft/kosmos-2-patch14-224")
url = "https://huggingface.co/microsoft/kosmos-2-patch14-224/resolve/main/snowman.png"
image = Image.open(requests.get(url, stream=True).raw)
def run_example(prompt):
inputs = processor(text=prompt, images=image, return_tensors="pt")
generated_ids = model.generate(
pixel_values=inputs["pixel_values"],
input_ids=inputs["input_ids"],
attention_mask=inputs["attention_mask"],
image_embeds=None,
image_embeds_position_mask=inputs["image_embeds_position_mask"],
use_cache=True,
max_new_tokens=128,
)
generated_text = processor.batch_decode(generated_ids, skip_special_tokens=True)[0]
_processed_text = processor.post_process_generation(generated_text, cleanup_and_extract=False)
processed_text, entities = processor.post_process_generation(generated_text)
print(processed_text)
print(entities)
print(_processed_text)
Here are the tasks Kosmos-2 could perform:
prompt = " a snowman"
run_example(prompt)
# a snowman is warming himself by the fire
# [('a snowman', (0, 9), [(0.390625, 0.046875, 0.984375, 0.828125)]), ('the fire', (32, 40), [(0.203125, 0.015625, 0.453125, 0.859375)])]
# a snowman is warming himself by the fire
prompt = " a snowman next to a fire"
run_example(prompt)
# a snowman next to a fire
# [('a snowman next to a fire', (0, 24), [(0.390625, 0.046875, 0.984375, 0.828125)])]
# a snowman next to a fire
prompt = " It is"
run_example(prompt)
# It is snowman in a hat and scarf
# [('It', (0, 2), [(0.390625, 0.046875, 0.984375, 0.828125)])]
# It is snowman in a hat and scarf
prompt = " Question: What is special about this image? Answer:"
run_example(prompt)
# Question: What is special about this image? Answer: The image features a snowman sitting by a campfire in the snow.
# [('a snowman', (71, 80), [(0.390625, 0.046875, 0.984375, 0.828125)]), ('a campfire', (92, 102), [(0.109375, 0.640625, 0.546875, 0.984375)])]
# Question: What is special about this image? Answer: The image features a snowman sitting by a campfire in the snow.
prompt = " Question: Where is the fire next to? Answer:"
run_example(prompt)
# Question: Where is the fire next to? Answer: Near the snowman.
# [('the fire', (19, 27), [(0.171875, 0.015625, 0.484375, 0.890625)]), ('the snowman', (50, 61), [(0.390625, 0.046875, 0.984375, 0.828125)])]
# Question: Where is the fire next to? Answer: Near the snowman.
prompt = " An image of"
run_example(prompt)
# An image of a snowman warming himself by a campfire.
# [('a snowman', (12, 21), [(0.390625, 0.046875, 0.984375, 0.828125)]), ('a campfire', (41, 51), [(0.109375, 0.640625, 0.546875, 0.984375)])]
# An image of a snowman warming himself by a campfire.
prompt = " Describe this image in detail:"
run_example(prompt)
# Describe this image in detail: The image features a snowman sitting by a campfire in the snow. He is wearing a hat, scarf, and gloves, with a pot nearby and a cup nearby. The snowman appears to be enjoying the warmth of the fire, and it appears to have a warm and cozy atmosphere.
# [('a campfire', (71, 81), [(0.171875, 0.015625, 0.484375, 0.984375)])Quoted from the model card on Hugging Face. The full card is behind the Hugging Face link above.