SmolVLM2-256M-Video-Instruct-mlx
SmolVLM2-256M-Video-Instruct-mlx is a video-generation model from mlx-community, released February 17, 2025. SmolVLM2-256M-Video-Instruct-mlx is an open-weights video model.
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Ways to use SmolVLM2-256M-Video-Instruct-mlx in osFoundry
Connect with your own key (BYOK)
Open the key dialog and paste your mlx-community API key. osFoundry discovers SmolVLM2-256M-Video-Instruct-mlx automatically — assign it to a Maestro role (router, direct, orchestrator, or fallback) in the Pipeline tab and it is live in every chat. Your key, your provider account — no token markup.
Deploy a dedicated endpoint
SmolVLM2-256M-Video-Instruct-mlx is open-weights — run it locally for free, or deploy a dedicated GPU endpoint in your workspace for reserved capacity with no rate limits.
Use it in a Room App
Room Apps declare AI features in their manifest, then call them with invokeAI:
import { invokeAI } from '@osfoundry/app-sdk'
// 'summarize' is an AI feature declared in your app manifest.
const result = await invokeAI('summarize', userText)
Call it from your own apps
Once a model is wired into your workspace you can host it as an API and reach it from your own services, scripts, or CI — outside osFoundry.
SmolVLM2-256M-Video-Instruct-mlx vs similar models
| Model | Org | Params | Context | Input price | Self-host |
|---|
| SmolVLM2-256M-Video-Instruct-mlx | mlx-community | — | — | Free (local) | Yes |
| AURA | aurateam | — | — | Free (local) | Yes |
| Helios-Base | BestWishYsh | — | — | Free (local) | Yes |
| SeedVR2_comfyUI | RedbeardNZ | — | — | Free (local) | Yes |
Licence
Unspecified — Licence terms not specified — verify the upstream model card before commercial use.
Check upstream documentation.
Frequently asked about SmolVLM2-256M-Video-Instruct-mlx
Is SmolVLM2-256M-Video-Instruct-mlx free to use?
SmolVLM2-256M-Video-Instruct-mlx is free to run locally on your own hardware. Hosted access through osFoundry is metered (input Free (local), output Free (local)). You can switch between local and hosted at any time.
Can I use SmolVLM2-256M-Video-Instruct-mlx commercially?
Commercial use is allowed with conditions. Licence terms not specified — verify the upstream model card before commercial use. Check upstream documentation.
Can I run SmolVLM2-256M-Video-Instruct-mlx locally?
Yes. SmolVLM2-256M-Video-Instruct-mlx is open-weights and runs locally on a workstation GPU. osFoundry's local runtime handles model loading, quantisation, and routing.
What is SmolVLM2-256M-Video-Instruct-mlx best at?
SmolVLM2-256M-Video-Instruct-mlx is well-suited to video text to text.
How do I use SmolVLM2-256M-Video-Instruct-mlx in osFoundry?
Paste your mlx-community API key in the key dialog (or deploy the open weights for self-hostable models), assign SmolVLM2-256M-Video-Instruct-mlx to a Maestro role in the Pipeline tab, then use it in chat, Room Apps via invokeAI, or your own apps.
Published by mlx-community on February 17, 2025. Source: https://huggingface.co/mlx-community/SmolVLM2-256M-Video-Instruct-mlx