01What it can do
- Pointing capability (visual localization)
- Transparent open-source data
- Apache 2.0
- —4096 context only
- —Worse than Qwen2-VL 7B at OCR
05Install
Install Ollama for your OS. Check the model and its quantization before downloading. Start with 4096 tokens of context, then check placement with ollama ps. A command below is not proof that a test was run on your machine.
02Required memory
Approximate GPU VRAM required to run this model, including 4k tokens of context overhead. For a longer context, add ~1 GB per 8k-token increment.
What hardware do you need for Molmo 7B-D?
To run Molmo 7B-D locally with Q4 quantization, you need about 5 GB of VRAM. An option to compare: RTX 5060 Ti 16GB (ASUS Prime) — leave some headroom for the system and context; check engine compatibility with the GPU.
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03Expected speed
Tokens generated per second in Q4_K_M, 4k context. Beyond 20 t/s, reading is comfortable. Below 10 t/s, that's just for testing.
04Public benchmarks
Scores reproduced from model cards or MMLU-Pro / community sources. Unit: % correct answers.