Llama 3.2 11B Vision Instruct
Llama 3.2 Vision 11B Instruct is a Meta model for image questions, scene descriptions and analysis of text together with document layout.
About the model
This description covers the model’s capabilities. Available in Ailoot inputs, outputs and options are listed for the selected method below.
A language model with a visual adapter
Llama 3.2 Vision 11B Instruct receives text and images and expresses its result as text. Its foundation is the Llama 3.1 language model; a separately trained visual adapter passes image representations to it through cross-attention. The Instruct version is tuned for following instructions and conversation.
The model has approximately 10.6 billion parameters, commonly designated as 11B. Context is 128 thousand tokens. Pretraining covers image-text pairs; knowledge in the training data is limited to December 2023.
Working with visual information
The model recognizes visible objects, reasons about a scene and answers questions about an image. For documents, it considers not just the text read but also the arrangement of elements. Provided tasks include:
- Answering questions about an image and its details.
- Analyzing a document page with attention to its text and layout.
- Text descriptions of a scene and the depicted objects.
- Matching an image to a description.
- Connecting a verbal instruction to an object or region in an image.
From a chart, the model can help identify which month had the highest sales; from a map, it can answer a question about a route. In these tasks, the question concerns a specific visual detail. Extracted information becomes a text answer, not a separate image.
Languages and limitations
English, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Hindi, Spanish and Thai are listed for text tasks. English is officially supported for combining an image with text. Broader language training does not mean that visual tasks are equally supported in every language.
The model creates answers, not images. Visual capability requires a method with an appropriate input format; the Vision name alone does not determine which data is accepted.
Practical task
Explain transcribed chart values
Technical example in English
Explain transcribed chart values
Use these transcribed chart values: January sales 18 units, February 25, March 21. The vertical axis is units sold. Identify the highest month, describe the month-to-month changes and write a two-sentence caption. Use only the transcribed data; do not infer causes, revenue or details about chart appearance.Expected result
A highest-month statement, the two numerical changes and a two-sentence data caption.Check the result
Check the two differences against 25−18 and 21−25 and ensure no visual feature or causal explanation is invented.Ailoot · OpenAI Chat POST /v1/chat/completions meta/llama-3.2-11b-vision-instruct
meta/llama-3.2-11b-vision-instruct
meta/llama-3.2-11b-vision-instructOverview
Llama 3.2 Vision 11B Instruct is a Meta model for image questions, scene descriptions and analysis of text together with document layout.
- Accepted inputs
- Text
- Results
- Text
Available in Ailoot · inputs & methods
Ailoot · OpenAI Chat POST /v1/chat/completions
- Input types
text- Output types
text- Context
- 4,096 tokens
- Maximum output
- 1,024 tokens
- Output format
- json or SSE
| Field | Type | Requirement | Values & limits | Default |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fieldmodel | Typestring | RequirementRequired | Values & limits meta/llama-3.2-11b-vision-instruct | Default— |
Fieldmessages | Typemessage[] | RequirementRequired | Values & limits Minimum items: 1 | Default— |
Fieldmessages[].role | Typestring | RequirementRequired | Values & limits Examples: system, user, assistant, tool, function Conditions: These roles are explicitly represented by Source compatibility types; the exact model role set remains model-specific. Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldmessages[].content | Typestring|content_part[]|null | RequirementOptional | Values & limits | Default— |
Fieldmessages[].tool_calls | Typetool_call[] | RequirementOptional | Values & limits | Default— |
Fieldmessages[].tool_call_id | Typestring | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Applies when: role=tool; use actual returned ID | Default— |
Fieldmessages[].name | Typestring | RequirementOptional | Values & limits | Default— |
Fieldmessages[].reasoning_content | Typestring | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Applies when: Round-trip actual returned reasoning where this model uses it | Default— |
Fieldmessages[].reasoning_details | Typeobject|array | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldmax_tokens | Typeinteger | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Minimum: 1 Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldmax_completion_tokens | Typeinteger | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Minimum: 1 Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldstream | Typeboolean | RequirementOptional | Values & limits | Defaultfalse |
Fieldstream_options.include_usage | Typeboolean | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldtemperature | Typenumber | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldtop_p | Typenumber | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldstop | Typestring|string[] | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldtools | Typefunction_tool[] | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldtools[].type | Typestring | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldtools[].function.name | Typestring | RequirementRequired | Values & limits Applies when: function tool supplied | Default— |
Fieldtools[].function.description | Typestring | RequirementOptional | Values & limits | Default— |
Fieldtools[].function.parameters | TypeJSON_schema | RequirementOptional | Values & limits | Default— |
Fieldtool_choice | Typestring|object | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldparallel_tool_calls | Typeboolean | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldresponse_format | Typeobject | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldreasoning_effort | Typestring | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldreasoning | Typeobject | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldservice_tier | Typestring | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldinstructions | Typestring | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Compatibility field | Default— |
Fieldfunctions | Typefunction[] | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldfunction_call | Typestring|object | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
Fieldprompt_cache_options | Typeobject | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
Input material combinations
Text · UTF8 text
messages[].content
Method parameters and lifecycle
| Parameter | Contract |
|---|---|
Parametermaterial_types | Contracttext |
Parameterrequired | Contractmodel, messages |
Parameteroptional_controls | Contractnull |
Parametercontent_type | Contractapplication/json |
Parametertext_file_material | Contractactual UTF-8 content inserted as text; file IDs/URLs need separate exact support |
Lifecycle: exact retained published method
Method shapes and IDs are exact; supplier capability is separate from admission.
Pricing
Ailoot method rates
POST /v1/chat/completions- Input
- $0.0003 / 1K
- Output
- $0.0011 / 1K
- Cache read
- $0.0003 / 1K
- Cache write
- $0.0003 / 1K
- Cache write, 5 min
- $0.0003 / 1K tokens
Ailoot reserves an estimated amount before a request. After the result, it settles the final charge from measured usage. Streaming settlement uses the final usage record. How reservation and settlement work →
Example requests
Ailoot · OpenAI Chat
set -eu
: "${AILOOT_API_KEY:?Set your Ailoot API key}"
: "${AILOOT_TEXT_FILE:?Set your actual UTF-8 source-material file}"
export AILOOT_TEXT_FILE
python3 - <<'PY_REQUEST'
import json,os
from pathlib import Path
p=json.loads('{"model": "meta/llama-3.2-11b-vision-instruct", "messages": []}')
f=Path(os.environ["AILOOT_TEXT_FILE"])
if not f.is_file():raise SystemExit("Choose your actual UTF-8 source material")
text=f.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
if not text.strip():raise SystemExit("Source material must contain text")
p["messages"]=[{"role":"user","content":"Summarize this material and quote supporting source passages.\n\n"+text}]
Path("request.json").write_text(json.dumps(p,ensure_ascii=False))
PY_REQUEST
curl --fail-with-body --silent --show-error https://api.ailoot.ai/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $AILOOT_API_KEY" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-binary @request.json -D response-headers.txt -o result.json
python3 - <<'PY_RESULT'
import json
from pathlib import Path
print(json.dumps(json.loads(Path("result.json").read_text()),ensure_ascii=False,indent=2))
PY_RESULT
from openai import OpenAI
import os
if not os.environ.get("AILOOT_API_KEY", "").strip(): raise SystemExit("Set AILOOT_API_KEY before making a request")
client = OpenAI(base_url="https://api.ailoot.ai/v1", api_key=os.environ["AILOOT_API_KEY"], max_retries=0)
resp = client.chat.completions.create(
model="meta/llama-3.2-11b-vision-instruct",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Explain the difference between an observation and a hypothesis in three sentences."}],
)
import base64, json
from pathlib import Path
def save_result(data, stem="result"):
# Keep every field, including usage, IDs, reasoning and tool requests.
Path(stem + ".json").write_text(json.dumps(data, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2), encoding="utf-8")
print(json.dumps(data, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2))
def save_blob(encoded, suffix, label):
raw = base64.b64decode(encoded, altchars=b"-_", validate=True)
ext = "png" if raw.startswith(b"\x89PNG\r\n\x1a\n") else "jpg" if raw.startswith(b"\xff\xd8") else "webp" if raw[:4] == b"RIFF" and raw[8:12] == b"WEBP" else suffix
file = Path(stem + "-" + label + "." + ext)
file.write_bytes(raw)
print("Saved", file)
for index, block in enumerate(data.get("content") or []):
print("Content", index, json.dumps(block, ensure_ascii=False))
for choice in data.get("choices") or []:
print("Choice", choice.get("index"), json.dumps(choice.get("message", choice.get("delta", {})), ensure_ascii=False))
for index, item in enumerate(data.get("output") or []):
print("Output", index, json.dumps(item, ensure_ascii=False))
if item.get("type") == "image_generation_call" and item.get("result"):
save_blob(item["result"], item.get("output_format") or "bin", "output-" + str(index))
for ci, candidate in enumerate(data.get("candidates") or []):
for pi, part in enumerate((candidate.get("content") or {}).get("parts") or []):
print("Candidate/part", ci, pi, json.dumps(part, ensure_ascii=False))
blob = part.get("inlineData") or part.get("inline_data")
if blob and blob.get("data"):
mime = blob.get("mimeType") or blob.get("mime_type")
suffix = {"image/png":"png", "image/jpeg":"jpg", "image/webp":"webp", "audio/wav":"wav", "audio/mpeg":"mp3", "video/mp4":"mp4"}.get(mime, "bin")
save_blob(blob["data"], suffix, "candidate-" + str(ci) + "-part-" + str(pi))
save_result(resp.to_dict(mode="json"))
import OpenAI from "openai";
if (!process.env.AILOOT_API_KEY?.trim()) throw new Error("Set AILOOT_API_KEY before making a request");
const client = new OpenAI({ baseURL: "https://api.ailoot.ai/v1", apiKey: process.env.AILOOT_API_KEY, maxRetries: 0 });
const resp = await client.chat.completions.create({
model: "meta/llama-3.2-11b-vision-instruct",
messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Explain the difference between an observation and a hypothesis in three sentences." }],
});
import { writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
function saveResult(data, stem = "result") {
writeFileSync(stem + ".json", JSON.stringify(data, null, 2));
console.log(JSON.stringify(data, null, 2));
const saveBlob = (encoded, suffix, label) => {
const raw = Buffer.from(encoded, "base64");
const ext = raw.subarray(0,8).equals(Buffer.from([137,80,78,71,13,10,26,10])) ? "png" : raw[0]===255 && raw[1]===216 ? "jpg" : raw.subarray(0,4).toString()==="RIFF" && raw.subarray(8,12).toString()==="WEBP" ? "webp" : suffix;
const file = `${stem}-${label}.${ext}`;
writeFileSync(file, raw); console.log("Saved", file);
};
for (const [i, block] of (data.content || []).entries()) console.log("Content", i, JSON.stringify(block));
for (const choice of data.choices || []) console.log("Choice", choice.index, JSON.stringify(choice.message || choice.delta || {}));
for (const [i, item] of (data.output || []).entries()) {
console.log("Output", i, JSON.stringify(item));
if (item.type === "image_generation_call" && item.result) saveBlob(item.result, item.output_format || "bin", `output-${i}`);
}
for (const [ci, candidate] of (data.candidates || []).entries()) {
for (const [pi, part] of (candidate.content?.parts || []).entries()) {
console.log("Candidate/part", ci, pi, JSON.stringify(part));
const blob = part.inlineData || part.inline_data;
if (blob?.data) {
const mime = blob.mimeType || blob.mime_type;
const suffix = ({"image/png":"png", "image/jpeg":"jpg", "image/webp":"webp", "audio/wav":"wav", "audio/mpeg":"mp3", "video/mp4":"mp4"})[mime] || "bin";
saveBlob(blob.data, suffix, `candidate-${ci}-part-${pi}`);
}
}
}
}
saveResult(resp);
from openai import OpenAI
import os
from pathlib import Path
if not os.environ.get("AILOOT_API_KEY", "").strip(): raise SystemExit("Set AILOOT_API_KEY before making a request")
client=OpenAI(base_url="https://api.ailoot.ai/v1",api_key=os.environ["AILOOT_API_KEY"],max_retries=0)
import base64, json
from pathlib import Path
def save_result(data, stem="result"):
# Keep every field, including usage, IDs, reasoning and tool requests.
Path(stem + ".json").write_text(json.dumps(data, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2), encoding="utf-8")
print(json.dumps(data, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2))
def save_blob(encoded, suffix, label):
raw = base64.b64decode(encoded, altchars=b"-_", validate=True)
ext = "png" if raw.startswith(b"\x89PNG\r\n\x1a\n") else "jpg" if raw.startswith(b"\xff\xd8") else "webp" if raw[:4] == b"RIFF" and raw[8:12] == b"WEBP" else suffix
file = Path(stem + "-" + label + "." + ext)
file.write_bytes(raw)
print("Saved", file)
for index, block in enumerate(data.get("content") or []):
print("Content", index, json.dumps(block, ensure_ascii=False))
for choice in data.get("choices") or []:
print("Choice", choice.get("index"), json.dumps(choice.get("message", choice.get("delta", {})), ensure_ascii=False))
for index, item in enumerate(data.get("output") or []):
print("Output", index, json.dumps(item, ensure_ascii=False))
if item.get("type") == "image_generation_call" and item.get("result"):
save_blob(item["result"], item.get("output_format") or "bin", "output-" + str(index))
for ci, candidate in enumerate(data.get("candidates") or []):
for pi, part in enumerate((candidate.get("content") or {}).get("parts") or []):
print("Candidate/part", ci, pi, json.dumps(part, ensure_ascii=False))
blob = part.get("inlineData") or part.get("inline_data")
if blob and blob.get("data"):
mime = blob.get("mimeType") or blob.get("mime_type")
suffix = {"image/png":"png", "image/jpeg":"jpg", "image/webp":"webp", "audio/wav":"wav", "audio/mpeg":"mp3", "video/mp4":"mp4"}.get(mime, "bin")
save_blob(blob["data"], suffix, "candidate-" + str(ci) + "-part-" + str(pi))
with client.chat.completions.stream(model='meta/llama-3.2-11b-vision-instruct',messages=[{"role":"user","content":"Explain observations and hypotheses in three sentences."}]) as stream:
with Path("stream-events.jsonl").open("w",encoding="utf-8") as log:
for event in stream:
payload=event.to_dict(mode="json")
log.write(json.dumps(payload,ensure_ascii=False)+"\n"); log.flush()
print(json.dumps(payload,ensure_ascii=False))
final=stream.get_final_completion()
save_result(final.to_dict(mode="json"),"stream-result")
Receive and save results
Ailoot · OpenAI Chat
json or SSE
Keep all completed results
Keep every complete returned response, file and content part.
Keep every choice and its content/tool calls/reasoning. In SSE assemble deltas by choice/tool index, retain the final finish reason and usage.
If the original response needs checking
Keep request/response IDs and headers. No generic text job retrieval URL is supplied.
Response fields
| Field | Type |
|---|---|
Fieldchoices[].index | Typeinteger |
Fieldchoices[].message.content | Typestring|null |
Fieldchoices[].message.tool_calls | Typetool_call[] |
Fieldchoices[].message.reasoning_content | Typestring |
Fieldchoices[].message.reasoning_details | Typeobject|array |
Fieldchoices[].finish_reason | Typestring|null |
Fieldusage | Typeobject |
Errors and next steps
| Response | Condition | Next step |
|---|---|---|
Response400 · invalid_request_error | ConditionInvalid required fields, material representation or parameter value | Next stepCorrect the indicated fields before a new creation request. |
Aliases
Model aliases
Ailoot meta/llama-3.2-11b-vision-instruct
Method path aliases
Use the method paths shown above.
Related caller IDs
FAQ · meta/llama-3.2-11b-vision-instruct
- What inputs and results are available?
POST /v1/chat/completions·meta/llama-3.2-11b-vision-instruct:text→text- Which fields does the request use?
POST /v1/chat/completions·meta/llama-3.2-11b-vision-instruct:model,messages,stream- What limits apply?
POST /v1/chat/completions·meta/llama-3.2-11b-vision-instruct:ctx:4096;max_out:1024;messages.min_items:1