Instructions to use moondream/moondream-2b-2025-04-14-4bit with libraries, inference providers, notebooks, and local apps. Follow these links to get started.
- Libraries
- llama-cpp-python
How to use moondream/moondream-2b-2025-04-14-4bit with llama-cpp-python:
# !pip install llama-cpp-python from llama_cpp import Llama llm = Llama.from_pretrained( repo_id="moondream/moondream-2b-2025-04-14-4bit", filename="moondream2-mmproj-f16.gguf", )
output = llm( "Once upon a time,", max_tokens=512, echo=True ) print(output)
- Notebooks
- Google Colab
- Kaggle
- Local Apps Settings
- llama.cpp
How to use moondream/moondream-2b-2025-04-14-4bit with llama.cpp:
Install from brew
brew install llama.cpp # Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI: llama-server -hf moondream/moondream-2b-2025-04-14-4bit:F16 # Run inference directly in the terminal: llama-cli -hf moondream/moondream-2b-2025-04-14-4bit:F16
Install from WinGet (Windows)
winget install llama.cpp # Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI: llama-server -hf moondream/moondream-2b-2025-04-14-4bit:F16 # Run inference directly in the terminal: llama-cli -hf moondream/moondream-2b-2025-04-14-4bit: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 moondream/moondream-2b-2025-04-14-4bit:F16 # Run inference directly in the terminal: ./llama-cli -hf moondream/moondream-2b-2025-04-14-4bit: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 moondream/moondream-2b-2025-04-14-4bit:F16 # Run inference directly in the terminal: ./build/bin/llama-cli -hf moondream/moondream-2b-2025-04-14-4bit:F16
Use Docker
docker model run hf.co/moondream/moondream-2b-2025-04-14-4bit:F16
- LM Studio
- Jan
- vLLM
How to use moondream/moondream-2b-2025-04-14-4bit with vLLM:
Install from pip and serve model
# Install vLLM from pip: pip install vllm # Start the vLLM server: vllm serve "moondream/moondream-2b-2025-04-14-4bit" # Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API): curl -X POST "http://localhost:8000/v1/completions" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ --data '{ "model": "moondream/moondream-2b-2025-04-14-4bit", "prompt": "Once upon a time,", "max_tokens": 512, "temperature": 0.5 }'Use Docker
docker model run hf.co/moondream/moondream-2b-2025-04-14-4bit:F16
- Ollama
How to use moondream/moondream-2b-2025-04-14-4bit with Ollama:
ollama run hf.co/moondream/moondream-2b-2025-04-14-4bit:F16
- Unsloth Studio
How to use moondream/moondream-2b-2025-04-14-4bit 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 moondream/moondream-2b-2025-04-14-4bit 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 moondream/moondream-2b-2025-04-14-4bit to start chatting
Using HuggingFace Spaces for Unsloth
# No setup required # Open https://huggingface.co/spaces/unsloth/studio in your browser # Search for moondream/moondream-2b-2025-04-14-4bit to start chatting
- Atomic Chat new
- Docker Model Runner
How to use moondream/moondream-2b-2025-04-14-4bit with Docker Model Runner:
docker model run hf.co/moondream/moondream-2b-2025-04-14-4bit:F16
- Lemonade
How to use moondream/moondream-2b-2025-04-14-4bit with Lemonade:
Pull the model
# Download Lemonade from https://lemonade-server.ai/ lemonade pull moondream/moondream-2b-2025-04-14-4bit:F16
Run and chat with the model
lemonade run user.moondream-2b-2025-04-14-4bit-F16
List all available models
lemonade list
| from transformers import AutoModelForCausalLM, AutoTokenizer | |
| from PIL import Image | |
| import torch | |
| from io import BytesIO | |
| import base64 | |
| class EndpointHandler: | |
| def __init__(self, model_dir): | |
| self.model_id = "vikhyatk/moondream2" | |
| self.model = AutoModelForCausalLM.from_pretrained(self.model_id, trust_remote_code=True) | |
| self.tokenizer = AutoTokenizer.from_pretrained("vikhyatk/moondream2", trust_remote_code=True) | |
| # Check if CUDA (GPU support) is available and then set the device to GPU or CPU | |
| self.device = torch.device("cuda" if torch.cuda.is_available() else "cpu") | |
| self.model.to(self.device) | |
| def preprocess_image(self, encoded_image): | |
| """Decode and preprocess the input image.""" | |
| decoded_image = base64.b64decode(encoded_image) | |
| img = Image.open(BytesIO(decoded_image)).convert("RGB") | |
| return img | |
| def __call__(self, data): | |
| """Handle the incoming request.""" | |
| try: | |
| # Extract the inputs from the data | |
| inputs = data.pop("inputs", data) | |
| input_image = inputs['image'] | |
| question = inputs.get('question', "move to the red ball") | |
| # Preprocess the image | |
| img = self.preprocess_image(input_image) | |
| # Perform inference | |
| enc_image = self.model.encode_image(img).to(self.device) | |
| answer = self.model.answer_question(enc_image, question, self.tokenizer) | |
| # If the output is a tensor, move it back to CPU and convert to list | |
| if isinstance(answer, torch.Tensor): | |
| answer = answer.cpu().numpy().tolist() | |
| # Create the response | |
| response = { | |
| "statusCode": 200, | |
| "body": { | |
| "answer": answer | |
| } | |
| } | |
| return response | |
| except Exception as e: | |
| # Handle any errors | |
| response = { | |
| "statusCode": 500, | |
| "body": { | |
| "error": str(e) | |
| } | |
| } | |
| return response |