# Vision-Language Model

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> Updated: 2026-05-13T20:02:24.153Z
> Type: glossary
> Category: bilgisayarli-goru
**TLDR:** A multimodal model family that combines visual and textual information within a shared representation or generation framework.

<p>Vision-language models represent the intersection of computer vision and natural language processing. Rather than merely classifying images, they enable more general capabilities such as describing visuals, matching them with text, answering questions, or responding to instructions. CLIP, Flamingo, and multimodal LLM families are among the prominent examples. This is one of the key paradigm shifts that makes visual AI more flexible, open-ended, and user-friendly.</p>