GoogleReleased May 2024Custom
PaliGemma
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It is an open-weight model from Google under a custom license; check its commercial-use terms.
PaliGemma Overview
PaliGemma is a vision-language model released in May 2024 by Google, built by pairing the SigLIP-So400m vision encoder with the Gemma 2B language model. It is designed primarily as a compact, transfer-friendly base model for fine-tuning to downstream vision-language tasks, rather than as a chat-optimized assistant. PaliGemma draws architectural inspiration from the PaLI-3 model at Google Research, applying a similar encoder-decoder approach at a smaller and more accessible parameter scale.
PaliGemma License
Custom License · Model-specific licensePaliGemma ships under a custom, model-specific license rather than a standard permissive or restrictive one, so the PaliGemma license has to be read directly. Custom model licenses range from effectively permissive to research-only.
- Commercial use
- Varies. Custom model licenses commonly restrict commercial use, cap monthly active users, or carve out specific industries — check the PaliGemma terms before you build on it.
- Modification
- Usually permitted for fine-tuning, but check whether derivative weights inherit the same license and naming requirements.
- Redistribution
- Often restricted. Look for attribution, naming, and acceptable-use requirements that apply to any copy you share.
Uncertainty around licensing can delay or stop a project, and acceptable-use policies attached to custom licenses are binding terms rather than guidance. Review them alongside the PaliGemma license before production deployment.
Do I need a commercial license for PaliGemma?
If the custom terms rule out your use case, a commercial license from the rights holder is the way through. Roboflow's licensing page lists the supported models whose commercial license is included in a Roboflow plan, so it is worth checking whether PaliGemma — or a permissively licensed alternative — fits your deployment.
Do not hesitate to reach out with questions for your commercial project. Our team will help you start solving business problems on the first call. See Roboflow commercial licensing for the models included in each plan.
Talk to salesCustom licenses are model-specific. Always check the per-model License Notes section above and the linked official license text.
PaliGemma is released under Google's Gemma license. Review the Gemma Terms of Use before commercial deployment.
License information is provided as a guide and is not legal advice.
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