MicrosoftReleased Oct 2023Custom

LLaVA-1.5

We don't benchmark LLaVA-1.5.

It is an open-weight model from Microsoft under a custom license; check its commercial-use terms.

LLaVA-1.5 Overview

LLaVA-1.5 is an open-source large multimodal model released in October 2023 by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Microsoft Research. It builds on the original LLaVA architecture by introducing targeted refinements: switching the vision encoder to CLIP-ViT-L at 336-pixel resolution, replacing the projection layer with a two-layer MLP, and adding academic-task-oriented visual question answering data with response formatting prompts during training. These modifications achieve state-of-the-art performance across 11 benchmarks at release, with training completing in approximately one day on a single 8-A100 node.

LLaVA-1.5 License

Custom License · Model-specific license

LLaVA-1.5 ships under a custom, model-specific license rather than a standard permissive or restrictive one, so the LLaVA-1.5 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 LLaVA-1.5 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 LLaVA-1.5 license before production deployment.

Do I need a commercial license for LLaVA-1.5?

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 LLaVA-1.5 — 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.

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