Keye VL 1 5 8B measured on 2 of 15 Vision & Documents benchmarks2
BenchmarkByScoreRank
Legacy · saturated or no longer reported2
No benchmark matches
—per task?
self-host onlyprice
—output speed?
131Kcontext
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
BetterGemini 3 Flash Previewunstated×3.7—$0.50 / $3
OpenQwen3 VL 8B Instructunstated+39%—$0.18 / $0.69
BetterMiMo v2 Omniunstated×3.4—$0.14 / $0.28
BetterKimi K2.5unstatedOpen×3.1—$0.60 / $3Memory (4-bit): 5.1 GB → 616 GB
BetterGPT-5unstated×3—$1.25 / $10ModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
Nothing here yet.
ModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
Gemini 3 Flash Previewunstated×3.7—$0.50 / $3MiMo v2 Omniunstated×3.4—$0.14 / $0.28Kimi K2.5unstatedOpen×3.1—$0.60 / $3Memory (4-bit): 5.1 GB → 616 GBGPT-5unstated×3—$1.25 / $10Gemma 4 31BunstatedOpen×2.1—$0.10 / $0.34Memory (4-bit): 5.1 GB → 19 GBRun it yourself
estimateFits on✓ 8 GB (phone, laptop) · compressed✓ 16 GB · 8-bit✓ 24 GB GPU · full quality✓ 48 GB GPU · full quality✓ 80 GB GPU · full quality
LicenceApache-2.0free for commercial use
Benchmarks
in Vision & DocumentsVideo-MME 2 · with subtitles/audio14.1#18
Video-MME 2 · without subtitles/audio8.9#17
VideoMMMUlab66
FAQ
How much does Keye VL 1 5 8B cost?›
There is no per-unit API price: self-host only.
Is Keye VL 1 5 8B free to use?›
There is no free API. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is Keye VL 1 5 8B, and what is it best at?›
#15 of 16 in Vision & Documents.
Is Keye VL 1 5 8B better than InternVL3 5 4B Instruct?›
On Video-MME 2 · without subtitles/audio, Keye VL 1 5 8B scores 8.9 vs 9.9 — lower.
What is the context window of Keye VL 1 5 8B?›
131K tokens.
When was Keye VL 1 5 8B released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2025-08-26. It is the current version in its line.
Is Keye VL 1 5 8B open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (Apache-2.0 licence).
Can I run Keye VL 1 5 8B locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
Can Keye VL 1 5 8B read images?›
It accepts text and images as input.
What is Keye VL 1 5 8B?›
Keye VL 1 5 8B is an open-weights language model from Kwai-Keye, released Aug 2025.
What are the best alternatives to Keye VL 1 5 8B?›
Gemini 3 Flash Preview (better), Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct (open weights).