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pixtral

Available as managed deployment LLMs mistral-experimental Vision + text 1 variants 137k dl/mo

pixtral is an open-weight language model from mistral-experimental. AxForge deploys and operates it for you on dedicated EU-owned hardware — with the licence handled where one is required.

Available as managed deployment — configured and operated for you on dedicated EU hardware, quoted per deployment.

What it is

Released bymistral-experimental
TypeLanguage models
TaskVision + text
Parameters (lead)12.7B
Context1000k tokens
Runs withtransformers
Released2024-09-13
Popularity137k downloads / month
LicenceOpen weights

About

What pixtral is

Transformers compatible pixtral checkpoints. Make sure to install from source or wait for v4.45!

Read the full model card

Usage example

from PIL import Image
from transformers import AutoProcessor, LlavaForConditionalGeneration
model_id = "mistral-community/pixtral-12b"
model = LlavaForConditionalGeneration.from_pretrained(model_id)
processor = AutoProcessor.from_pretrained(model_id)

IMG_URLS = [
"https://picsum.photos/id/237/400/300",
"https://picsum.photos/id/231/200/300",
"https://picsum.photos/id/27/500/500",
"https://picsum.photos/id/17/150/600",
]
PROMPT = "[INST]Describe the images.\n[IMG][IMG][IMG][IMG][/INST]"

inputs = processor(text=PROMPT, images=IMG_URLS, return_tensors="pt").to("cuda")
generate_ids = model.generate(**inputs, max_new_tokens=500)
output = processor.batch_decode(generate_ids, skip_special_tokens=True, clean_up_tokenization_spaces=False)[0]

You should get an output similar to the below:


"""
Describe the images.
Sure, let's break down each image description:

1. **Image 1:**
   - **Description:** A black dog with a glossy coat is sitting on a wooden floor. The dog has a focused expression and is looking directly at the camera.
   - **Details:** The wooden floor has a rustic appearance with visible wood grain patterns. The dog's eyes are a striking color, possibly brown or amber, which contrasts with its black fur.

2. **Image 2:**
   - **Description:** A scenic view of a mountainous landscape with a winding road cutting through it. The road is surrounded by lush green vegetation and leads to a distant valley.
   - **Details:** The mountains are rugged with steep slopes, and the sky is clear, indicating good weather. The winding road adds a sense of depth and perspective to the image.

3. **Image 3:**
   - **Description:** A beach scene with waves crashing against the shore. There are several people in the water and on the beach, enjoying the waves and the sunset.
   - **Details:** The waves are powerful, creating a dynamic and lively atmosphere. The sky is painted with hues of orange and pink from the setting sun, adding a warm glow to the scene.

4. **Image 4:**
   - **Description:** A garden path leading to a large tree with a bench underneath it. The path is bordered by well-maintained grass and flowers.
   - **Details:** The path is made of small stones or gravel, and the tree provides a shaded area with the bench invitingly placed beneath it. The surrounding area is lush and green, suggesting a well-kept garden.

Each image captures a different scene, from a close-up of a dog to expansive natural landscapes, showcasing various elements of nature and human interaction with it.
"""

Usage with chat template

You can also use a chat template to format your chat history for Pixtral. Make sure that the images argument to the processor contains the images in the order that they appear in the chat, so that the model understands where each image is supposed to go.

Here's an example with text and multiple images interleaved in the same message:

from PIL import Image
from transformers import AutoProcessor, LlavaForConditionalGeneration
model_id = "mistral-community/pixtral-12b"
model = LlavaForConditionalGeneration.from_pretrained(model_id)
processor = AutoProcessor.from_pretrained(model_id)

url_dog = "https://picsum.photos/id/237/200/300"
url_mountain = "https://picsum.photos/seed/picsum/200/300"

chat = [
    {
      "role": "user", "content": [
        {"type": "text", "content": "Can this animal"},
        {"type": "image"},
        {"type": "text", "content": "live here?"},
        {"type": "image"}
      ]
    }
]

prompt = processor.apply_chat_template(chat)
inputs = processor(text=prompt, images=[url_dog, url_mountain], return_tensors="pt").to(model.device)
generate_ids = model.generate(**inputs, max_new_tokens=500)
output = processor.batch_decode(generate_ids, skip_special_tokens=True, clean_up_tokenization_spaces=False)[0]

From transformers>=v4.48, you can also pass image url or local path to the conversation history, and let the chat template handle the rest. Chat template will load the image for you and return inputs in torch.Tensor which you can pass directly to model.generate().

chat = [
    {
      "role": "user", "content": [
        {"type": "text", "content": "Can this animal"},
        {"type": "image", "url": url_dog},
        {"type": "text", "content": "live here?"},
        {"type": "image", "url" : url_mountain}
      ]
    }
]

inputs = processor.apply_chat_template(chat, add_generation_prompt=True, tokenize=True, return_dict=True, return_tensors"pt").to(model.device)
generate_ids = model.generate(**inputs, max_new_tokens=500)
output = processor.batch_decode(generate_ids, skip_special_tokens=True, clean_up_tokenization_spaces=False)[0]

You should get something like this:

Can this animallive here?Certainly! Here are some details about the images you provided:

### First Image
- **Description**: The image shows a black dog lying on a wooden surface. The dog has a curious expression with its head tilted slightly to one side.
- **Details**: The dog appears to be a young puppy with soft, shiny fur. Its eyes are wide and alert, and it has a playful demeanor.
- **Context**: This image could be used to illustrate a pet-friendly environment or to showcase the dog's personality.

### Second Image
- **Description**: The image depicts a serene landscape with a snow-covered hill in the foreground. The sky is painted with soft hues of pink, orange, and purple, indicating a sunrise or sunset.
- **Details**: The hill is covered in a blanket of pristine white snow, and the horizon meets the sky in a gentle curve. The scene is calm and peaceful.
- **Context**: This image could be used to represent tranquility, natural beauty, or a winter wonderland.

### Combined Context
If you're asking whether the dog can "live here," referring to the snowy landscape, it would depend on the breed and its to

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Using it via the API

Call it like any OpenAI endpoint

Once AxForge deploys pixtral for you, it answers on the OpenAI-compatible API — the same base URL and keys as every other model. (pixtral below is illustrative; you get the exact model name on deployment.)

$ curl -sS https://api.axforge.ai/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AXFORGE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model":"pixtral","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Hello"}]}'

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