Capability · 2026-08-13
AI Models with Vision Input
AI models that can take images alongside text input.
What is this?
- Vision-language models accept image input alongside (or instead of) text.
- Most also accept text and reply with text — they are multimodal LLMs, not image generators.
Why it matters
- Use cases: document understanding (scans, PDFs, screenshots), UI/code review from screenshots, product photography Q&A, accessibility (alt text), medical/satellite imagery.
- Pricing usually charges per image plus the underlying token cost — check each provider's offering table.
576 models with this capability
Showing top 60 of 576. Use the full directory to filter further.
Frequently asked questions
How many AI models support image input?
576 canonical models in our database currently support image input. The list is regenerated on every data refresh, so it always reflects the latest releases tracked in our catalogue.
What is the cheapest model with image input?
PaddleOCR-VL from novita-ai is currently the lowest-priced option, at $0.020 per 1M input tokens and $0.020 per 1M output tokens. The full table above is sorted price-ascending.
Which model with image input has the largest context window?
Llama 4 Scout 17B Instruct (US) (Meta) leads on context at 3.50M tokens. This may matter if you also need long-document understanding alongside image input.
Which models are available on the most providers?
Production-readiness usually correlates with how many independent providers host the same weights. The top three by provider count are: Kimi K2.6 (62), Kimi K2.5 (50), Kimi K3 (50).
How is image input different from a regular LLM?
Vision-language models accept image input alongside text. They are multimodal LLMs, not image generators — most reply in text after looking at the image.
How often is this list updated?
Daily. Our data pipeline syncs once a day, regenerates the canonical model list, and rebuilds these pages so newly released models appear within 24 hours.
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Top models with this capability
- PaddleOCR-VL$0.02 in / $0.02 out
- DeepSeek OCR 2$0.03 in / $0.03 out
- Llama 3.2 11B Vision Instruct$0.06 in / $0.06 out
- Gemma 3 4B IT$0.04 in / $0.08 out
- Gemma 4 E4B IT$0.02 in / $0.10 out
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Pricing comparisons
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Prices in USD per 1M tokens. Unknown means the provider does not publish per-token pricing.
Pricing and capabilities are refreshed daily and reconciled against each provider's official documentation. Always verify critical production decisions with the provider directly.