# What is VLM?

> Vision Language Model

It is an artificial intelligence model that can understand and comment on both texts and images simultaneously.

## Overview
It is a system that perceives the world not only with text but also with its eyes. It can look at a photo and identify the objects within it, interpret a chart, or convert a handwritten note into digital text.

*Analogy: It is like giving both reading and seeing abilities to someone who only knows how to read and write.*

## How it works
The model undergoes a special training process that combines visual data with text data. When you upload an image and ask a question, the model synthesizes the details in the image with text information to provide an answer.

## Where it is used
It is used in image analysis, automatic content description, and vision-based artificial intelligence assistants.

## Commonly confused with
It is similar to multimodal models; VLM is a vision-text-focused subset of multimodal artificial intelligence.

## Frequently asked questions
**What is the difference between VLM and classic artificial intelligence?**
While classic models only process text, VLM models can also directly understand visual data.


## Related terms
- [Multimodal](/en/dictionary/multimodal/)
- [Computer Vision](/en/dictionary/computer-vision/)
- [LLM](/en/dictionary/llm/)

## Related tools
- [Miles](/en/discover/miles/)

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Source: TreScout Dictionary · https://trescout.com/en/dictionary/vlm/