Model Release

Blog posts in the Model Release category

Introducing Moondream Parakeet Redux and Parakeet Ultra
Model Release
September 22, 2026
Introducing Moondream Parakeet Redux and Parakeet Ultra
Meet Moondream Parakeet Redux and Parakeet Ultra: speech-to-text models for local transcription in 25 languages, on CPUs and GPUs.
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Moondream 3.1: Beyond Benchmarks
Model Release
July 7, 2026
Moondream 3.1: Beyond Benchmarks
Moondream 3.1 launches with best-in-class benchmark scores, a new fine-tuning motion that transfers to your tasks, and a partnership with Cloudflare.
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Moondream Segmenting Update: Better Masks, Better Benchmarks, 40% Faster
Model Release
March 10, 2026
Moondream Segmenting Update: Better Masks, Better Benchmarks, 40% Faster
Moondream Cloud segmenting now delivers stronger benchmark scores, improved mask quality, and 40% faster inference.
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Moondream 3 Preview: Frontier-level reasoning at a blazing speed
Model Release
September 18, 2025
Moondream 3 Preview: Frontier-level reasoning at a blazing speed
Think deeper, detect smarter, run just as fast.
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Moondream Update: Grounded Reasoning, Better Detection, Faster Generation
Model Release
June 23, 2025
Moondream Update: Grounded Reasoning, Better Detection, Faster Generation
Think deeper, detect smarter, run faster.
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Top Left: 2025-04-14 Release
Model Release
April 14, 2025
Top Left: 2025-04-14 Release
Moondream is not just one of the tiniest VLMs. It's the world' most efficient VLM with improved document understanding and counting ability.
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Moondream 2025-03-27 Release
Model Release
March 28, 2025
Moondream 2025-03-27 Release
Longer captions, better object detection and OCR, and 2x faster processing speed in our latest release.
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Moondream 2025-01-09 Release: Structured Text, Enhanced OCR, Gaze Detection
Model Release
January 9, 2025
Moondream 2025-01-09 Release: Structured Text, Enhanced OCR, Gaze Detection
Moondream releases structured text output, improved text understanding/OCR, and gaze detection capability.
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Introducing Moondream 0.5B: The World’s Smallest Vision-Language Model.
Model Release
December 5, 2024
Introducing Moondream 0.5B: The World’s Smallest Vision-Language Model.
This tiny powerhouse unlocks a host of new possibilities across diverse industries.
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