Qwen2-VL 7B Instruct

MultimodalAvailable
by CommunityModel ID: qwen2-vl-7b-instruct-rep

Alibaba Qwen2-VL 7B served on Replicate. Open-weights vision-language model that chats about images and video, with dynamic resolution and strong OCR and document QA for its size.

Price
β‰ˆ $0.0024/run
Input β†’ output
Text + Image + Video β†’ Text
Developer
Community
Updated
September 23, 2026
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Input & output

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Question about the image or video

Image or video URL to analyze

Advanced settings (2)
Output
The answer appears here.

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Examples

Real outputs from the public examples of this model on Replicate, with the prompt and settings that produced them. They were not generated live on this page.
  • Prompt

    Describe this video in detail.

    Response

    The video features a monkey riding a skateboard in a park. The monkey is wearing roller skates and is seen moving forward on the skateboard, with its arms outstretched for balance. The park is filled with people sitting on benches and walking around, enjoying the sunny day. The monkey appears to be enjoying itself, and the scene is filled with a sense of fun and playfulness. The park is surrounded by trees and greenery, creating a peaceful and relaxing atmosphere. Overall, the video captures a unique and entertaining moment of a monkey enjoying a day out in the park on roller skates.

  • Prompt

    Describe this in detail.

    Response

    The image shows a half of an avocado on the left side, with a pit visible inside. On the right side, there is a stylized letter "A" in a bold, uppercase font. The avocado and the letter "A" are separated by a white arrow pointing from the avocado to the letter "A," indicating a transformation or relationship between the two. The background is a light beige color.

  • Prompt

    Describe this in detail.

    Response

    The image depicts a dog, specifically a Golden Retriever, enjoying a slice of watermelon. The dog is positioned on the left side of the frame, with its head lowered towards the watermelon. The watermelon is placed on a wooden table, and the dog appears to be biting into the fruit, indicating it is eating it. The background is blurred, suggesting a natural outdoor setting with greenery. The overall scene conveys a sense of relaxation and enjoyment.

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About Qwen2-VL 7B Instruct

TL;DRAs of September 23, 2026

Qwen2-VL 7B Instruct is a model by Community in the Multimodal category. On Railwail, Qwen2-VL 7B Instruct costs β‰ˆ $0.0024 per run.

Qwen2-VL 7B Instruct is Alibaba's open-weights vision-language model packaged as a Replicate endpoint. It accepts an image (or video) plus a text prompt and answers questions, describes scenes, reads text in images and extracts structured data. Naive dynamic resolution and M-RoPE let it handle varied aspect ratios and longer visual inputs. A good self-hostable alternative to hosted VLMs for OCR and document tasks.
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Pricing

Prices in US dollars. Usage is charged from prepaid credits.
Typical run (β‰ˆ 2 s on L40S)$0.0024 per run
GPU time (L40S)$0.00117 per GPU second
  • Billed by the GPU time the run actually takes. When the run starts, 3Γ— the typical price is reserved from your balance and settled afterwards.
  • 1 credit = $0.01

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Per run

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API

Call Qwen2-VL 7B Instruct with your Railwail API key. Use this model ID in the request:
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No verified API example

The public API passes a different input format than this model needs. Use the playground above.

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Specifications

Model ID
qwen2-vl-7b-instruct-rep
Developer
Community
Category
Multimodal
Input
Text, Image, Video
Output
Text
Billing
By usage (tokens or GPU time)
Catalog entry updated
September 23, 2026

Input parameters

Inputs and settings from the model's input schema. The example in the API section shows which of them the API accepts.

  • promptrequired

    Question about the image or video

    Type: Text
    Default: –
    Allowed values: up to 16,000 characters
  • image_url

    Image or video URL to analyze

    Type: Text
    Default: –
    Allowed values: –
  • max_tokens
    Type: Integer
    Default: 1024
    Allowed values: 1 to 4,096
  • temperature
    Type: Number
    Default: 0.7
    Allowed values: 0 to 2

Tags

  • replicate
  • qwen
  • alibaba
  • vision-understanding
  • open-weights
  • ocr
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Frequently asked questions

What is Qwen2-VL 7B Instruct?

Qwen2-VL 7B Instruct is a model by Community in the Multimodal category.

How much does Qwen2-VL 7B Instruct cost on Railwail?

On Railwail, Qwen2-VL 7B Instruct costs β‰ˆ $0.0024 per run. You are charged for what each request actually uses. Usage is paid from prepaid credits; 1 credit equals $0.01.

Which settings does Qwen2-VL 7B Instruct support?

According to its input schema, Qwen2-VL 7B Instruct knows these parameters: prompt (up to 16,000 characters), image_url, max_tokens (1 to 4,096), and temperature (0 to 2).

How fast is Qwen2-VL 7B Instruct?

There are not enough measured runs of Qwen2-VL 7B Instruct on Railwail yet to state a run time. It depends on the input, the settings and the load at the provider.

Is Qwen2-VL 7B Instruct better than BLIP?

That depends on the task. Qwen2-VL 7B Instruct (Community) and BLIP (Salesforce) are both models in the Multimodal category. The comparison page shows their prices and specifications side by side.

Compare Qwen2-VL 7B Instruct and BLIP

Can Qwen2-VL 7B Instruct process images?

Yes. Qwen2-VL 7B Instruct accepts images as input in addition to text.

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