Instructions to use openbmb/MiniCPM-V-4_5 with libraries, inference providers, notebooks, and local apps. Follow these links to get started.

Libraries

How to use openbmb/MiniCPM-V-4_5 with Transformers:

# Use a pipeline as a high-level helper
from transformers import pipeline

pipe = pipeline("image-text-to-text", model="openbmb/MiniCPM-V-4_5", trust_remote_code=True)
messages = [
    {
        "role": "user",
        "content": [
            {"type": "image", "url": "https://huggingface.co/datasets/huggingface/documentation-images/resolve/main/p-blog/candy.JPG"},
            {"type": "text", "text": "What animal is on the candy?"}
        ]
    },
]
pipe(text=messages)

# Load model directly
from transformers import AutoModel
model = AutoModel.from_pretrained("openbmb/MiniCPM-V-4_5", trust_remote_code=True, dtype="auto")

Notebooks
Google Colab
Kaggle
Local Apps Settings

vLLM

How to use openbmb/MiniCPM-V-4_5 with vLLM:

Install from pip and serve model

# Install vLLM from pip:
pip install vllm
# Start the vLLM server:
vllm serve "openbmb/MiniCPM-V-4_5"
# Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API):
curl -X POST "http://localhost:8000/v1/chat/completions" \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	--data '{
		"model": "openbmb/MiniCPM-V-4_5",
		"messages": [
			{
				"role": "user",
				"content": [
					{
						"type": "text",
						"text": "Describe this image in one sentence."
					},
					{
						"type": "image_url",
						"image_url": {
							"url": "https://cdn.britannica.com/61/93061-050-99147DCE/Statue-of-Liberty-Island-New-York-Bay.jpg"
						}
					}
				]
			}
		]
	}'

Use Docker

docker model run hf.co/openbmb/MiniCPM-V-4_5

SGLang

How to use openbmb/MiniCPM-V-4_5 with SGLang:

Install from pip and serve model

# Install SGLang from pip:
pip install sglang
# Start the SGLang server:
python3 -m sglang.launch_server \
    --model-path "openbmb/MiniCPM-V-4_5" \
    --host 0.0.0.0 \
    --port 30000
# Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API):
curl -X POST "http://localhost:30000/v1/chat/completions" \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	--data '{
		"model": "openbmb/MiniCPM-V-4_5",
		"messages": [
			{
				"role": "user",
				"content": [
					{
						"type": "text",
						"text": "Describe this image in one sentence."
					},
					{
						"type": "image_url",
						"image_url": {
							"url": "https://cdn.britannica.com/61/93061-050-99147DCE/Statue-of-Liberty-Island-New-York-Bay.jpg"
						}
					}
				]
			}
		]
	}'

Use Docker images

docker run --gpus all \
    --shm-size 32g \
    -p 30000:30000 \
    -v ~/.cache/huggingface:/root/.cache/huggingface \
    --env "HF_TOKEN=<secret>" \
    --ipc=host \
    lmsysorg/sglang:latest \
    python3 -m sglang.launch_server \
        --model-path "openbmb/MiniCPM-V-4_5" \
        --host 0.0.0.0 \
        --port 30000
# Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API):
curl -X POST "http://localhost:30000/v1/chat/completions" \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	--data '{
		"model": "openbmb/MiniCPM-V-4_5",
		"messages": [
			{
				"role": "user",
				"content": [
					{
						"type": "text",
						"text": "Describe this image in one sentence."
					},
					{
						"type": "image_url",
						"image_url": {
							"url": "https://cdn.britannica.com/61/93061-050-99147DCE/Statue-of-Liberty-Island-New-York-Bay.jpg"
						}
					}
				]
			}
		]
	}'

Docker Model Runner
How to use openbmb/MiniCPM-V-4_5 with Docker Model Runner:
```
docker model run hf.co/openbmb/MiniCPM-V-4_5
```

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 </div>
 ## Framework Support Matrix
-| Framework | Cookbook Link | Upstream PR | Supported since (branch) | Supported since (release) |
-|---|---|---|---|---|
-| **Edge (On-device)** | | | | |
-| Llama.cpp | [Llama.cpp Doc](https://github.com/OpenSQZ/MiniCPM-V-CookBook/blob/main/deployment/llama.cpp/minicpm-v4_5_llamacpp.md) | [#15575](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/pull/15575) (2025-08-26) | master (2025-08-26) | [b6282](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/tag/b6282) |
-| Ollama | [Ollama Doc](https://github.com/OpenSQZ/MiniCPM-V-CookBook/blob/main/deployment/ollama/minicpm-v4_5_ollama.md) | [#12078](https://github.com/ollama/ollama/pull/12078) (2025-08-26) | Merging | Waiting for official release |
-| **Serving (Cloud)** | | | | |
-| vLLM | [vLLM Doc](https://github.com/OpenSQZ/MiniCPM-V-CookBook/blob/main/deployment/vllm/minicpm-v4_5_vllm.md) | [#23586](https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/pull/23586) (2025-08-26) | main (2025-08-27) | Waiting for official release |
-| SGLang | [SGLang Doc](https://github.com/OpenSQZ/MiniCPM-V-CookBook/blob/main/deployment/sglang/MiniCPM-v4_5_sglang.md) | [#9610](https://github.com/sgl-project/sglang/pull/9610) (2025-08-26) | Merging | Waiting for official release |
-| **Finetuning** | | | | |
-| LLaMA-Factory | [LLaMA-Factory Doc](https://github.com/OpenSQZ/MiniCPM-V-CookBook/blob/main/finetune/finetune_llamafactory.md) | [#9022](https://github.com/hiyouga/LLaMA-Factory/pull/9022) (2025-08-26) | main (2025-08-26) | Waiting for official release |
-| **Quantization** | | | | |
-| GGUF | [GGUF Doc](https://github.com/OpenSQZ/MiniCPM-V-CookBook/blob/main/quantization/gguf/minicpm-v4_5_gguf_quantize.md) | — | — | — |
-| BNB | [BNB Doc](https://github.com/OpenSQZ/MiniCPM-V-CookBook/blob/main/quantization/bnb/minicpm-v4_5_bnb_quantize.md) | — | — | — |
-| AWQ | [AWQ Doc](https://github.com/OpenSQZ/MiniCPM-V-CookBook/blob/main/quantization/awq/minicpm-v4_5_awq_quantize.md) | — | — | — |
-| **Demos** | | | | |
-| Gradio Demo | [Gradio Demo Doc](https://github.com/OpenSQZ/MiniCPM-V-CookBook/blob/main/demo/web_demo/gradio/README.md) | — | — | — |
 > Note: If you'd like us to prioritize support for another open-source framework, please let us know via this [short form](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdyTUrOPBgWqPexs3ORrg47ZcZ1r4vFQaA4ve2iA7L9sMfMWw/viewform).
 ## Usage

 </div>
 ## Framework Support Matrix
+<table>
+  <thead>
+    <tr>
+      <th>Category</th>
+      <th>Framework</th>
+      <th>Cookbook Link</th>
+      <th>Upstream PR</th>
+      <th>Supported since (branch)</th>
+      <th>Supported since (release)</th>
+    </tr>
+  </thead>
+  <tbody>
+    <tr>
+      <td rowspan="2">Edge (On-device)</td>
+      <td>Llama.cpp</td>
+      <td><a href="https://github.com/OpenSQZ/MiniCPM-V-CookBook/blob/main/deployment/llama.cpp/minicpm-v4_5_llamacpp.md">Llama.cpp Doc</a></td>
+      <td><a href="https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/pull/15575">#15575</a> (2025-08-26)</td>
+      <td>master (2025-08-26)</td>
+      <td><a href="https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/tag/b6282">b6282</a></td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td>Ollama</td>
+      <td><a href="https://github.com/OpenSQZ/MiniCPM-V-CookBook/blob/main/deployment/ollama/minicpm-v4_5_ollama.md">Ollama Doc</a></td>
+      <td><a href="https://github.com/ollama/ollama/pull/12078">#12078</a> (2025-08-26)</td>
+      <td>Merging</td>
+      <td>Waiting for official release</td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td rowspan="2">Serving (Cloud)</td>
+      <td>vLLM</td>
+      <td><a href="https://github.com/OpenSQZ/MiniCPM-V-CookBook/blob/main/deployment/vllm/minicpm-v4_5_vllm.md">vLLM Doc</a></td>
+      <td><a href="https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/pull/23586">#23586</a> (2025-08-26)</td>
+      <td>main (2025-08-27)</td>
+      <td>Waiting for official release</td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td>SGLang</td>
+      <td><a href="https://github.com/OpenSQZ/MiniCPM-V-CookBook/blob/main/deployment/sglang/MiniCPM-v4_5_sglang.md">SGLang Doc</a></td>
+      <td><a href="https://github.com/sgl-project/sglang/pull/9610">#9610</a> (2025-08-26)</td>
+      <td>Merging</td>
+      <td>Waiting for official release</td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td>Finetuning</td>
+      <td>LLaMA-Factory</td>
+      <td><a href="https://github.com/OpenSQZ/MiniCPM-V-CookBook/blob/main/finetune/finetune_llamafactory.md">LLaMA-Factory Doc</a></td>
+      <td><a href="https://github.com/hiyouga/LLaMA-Factory/pull/9022">#9022</a> (2025-08-26)</td>
+      <td>main (2025-08-26)</td>
+      <td>Waiting for official release</td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td rowspan="3">Quantization</td>
+      <td>GGUF</td>
+      <td><a href="https://github.com/OpenSQZ/MiniCPM-V-CookBook/blob/main/quantization/gguf/minicpm-v4_5_gguf_quantize.md">GGUF Doc</a></td>
+      <td>—</td>
+      <td>—</td>
+      <td>—</td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td>BNB</td>
+      <td><a href="https://github.com/OpenSQZ/MiniCPM-V-CookBook/blob/main/quantization/bnb/minicpm-v4_5_bnb_quantize.md">BNB Doc</a></td>
+      <td>—</td>
+      <td>—</td>
+      <td>—</td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td>AWQ</td>
+      <td><a href="https://github.com/OpenSQZ/MiniCPM-V-CookBook/blob/main/quantization/awq/minicpm-v4_5_awq_quantize.md">AWQ Doc</a></td>
+      <td>—</td>
+      <td>—</td>
+      <td>—</td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td>Demos</td>
+      <td>Gradio Demo</td>
+      <td><a href="https://github.com/OpenSQZ/MiniCPM-V-CookBook/blob/main/demo/web_demo/gradio/README.md">Gradio Demo Doc</a></td>
+      <td>—</td>
+      <td>—</td>
+      <td>—</td>
+    </tr>
+  </tbody>
+ </table>
 > Note: If you'd like us to prioritize support for another open-source framework, please let us know via this [short form](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdyTUrOPBgWqPexs3ORrg47ZcZ1r4vFQaA4ve2iA7L9sMfMWw/viewform).
 ## Usage