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Best Multi-Label Classification Models

Compare the best 88 multi-label classification models and try 86 of them on your own images, free in the Roboflow Playground. 29 are open-weight, so you can self-host them for free under their licenses.

88 models · 29 open-weight · 86 free to try · prices synced Oct 27, 2026

We haven't benchmarked multi-label classification yet; scores and rankings appear on this site only where we've measured them. Until then, test the models below side by side, and for fixed categories in production expect a model fine-tuned on your own data to win.

Open-Source Multi-Label Classification Models

29 models with downloadable weights you can self-host under their licenses (Custom, MIT, and Apache 2.0). 28 run live in the Playground through hosted APIs, so self-hosting is optional.

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MetaNEW
816B total / 42B activeCustomOct 2026
Mistral
1.05T total, 49B activeCustomOct 2026
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309B total, 15B activeMITSep 2026
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1.02T total, 42B activeMITSep 2026
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320B total, 18B activeMITAug 2026
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Qwen
27.78BApache 2.0Aug 2026
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29.6BApache 2.0Aug 2026
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MoonshotAI
Kimi K3Moonshot AI
2.8TModified MITJul 2026
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Multi-Label Classification Models via API

59 proprietary models where the weights aren't downloadable: access is through each provider's API and billed by them. Try 58 of them free in the Playground.

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OpenAINEW
$1.00$5.001.1MOct 2026
GoogleNEW
$2.00$10.001MOct 2026
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Meta
$4.00$20.001.0MOct 2026
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Anthropic
$0.10$0.501MOct 2026
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OpenAI
$2.00$10.001.1MSep 2026
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Anthropic
$2.00$10.001MSep 2026
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Anthropic
$4.00$20.001MSep 2026
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OpenAI
$0.10$0.501.1MSep 2026
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How to Choose a Multi-Label Classification Model

Real images rarely contain exactly one thing, and multi-label models score every label independently. The choice mirrors single-label classification, with one extra ingredient: thresholds.

CLIP-style scoring and VLM prompting assign multiple labels with no training and adapt instantly as the label set changes. They are the right start when the taxonomy is still moving or labeled data does not exist yet.

With a stable label set, a trained model with a sigmoid per label is cheaper, more consistent, and properly evaluable per label. The underrated work is threshold calibration: each label needs its own operating point tuned to your precision and recall targets, and co-occurrence patterns (street scenes imply vehicles) are something trained models learn and zero-shot ones miss.

The bottom line: Moving taxonomy: zero-shot or VLM labeling. Stable taxonomy at volume: train a multi-label classifier and spend real time calibrating per-label thresholds.

Frequently Asked Questions About Multi-Label Classification Models

Yes. 29 of the 88 multi-label classification models here are open-weight (for example Mistral Large 4, MiMo V2.6 Flash, and MiMo V2.6 Pro), free to self-host under their licenses (Custom, MIT, and Apache 2.0).

Yes. You can run 86 of them in the Roboflow Playground for free. Upload an image and compare the models' output side by side, no setup required.

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