Nvidia released NVLM 1.0, an open-source large language model family that includes a flagship 72B parameter version NVLM-D-72B.
The effort, detailed in a research paper, means Nvidia is also championing frontier open source LLMs. Previously, Meta and its Llama family of LLMs were leading the open-source model wave.
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According to Nvidia researchers, NVLM 1.0 improves text-only performance after multimodal training. The Nvidia models have an architecture that enhances training efficiency as well as multimodal reasoning.
Nvidia also released the model weights for NVLM 1.0 and will open source the code. The move is notable since proprietary models don't release weights.
It remains to be seen whether LLM giants will follow suit. Regardless, NVLM 1.0 will enable smaller enterprises and researchers to piggyback off Nvidia's research. One thing is certain: LLM innovation is picking up pace.
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