AI models
mage-vl-demo
Mage-VL — Codec-native video & image understanding with Mage-VL 4B
★ 105
July 2026
Apache-2.0
AI models
What we checked ourselves
Not copied from the project's own blurb. These are things we opened and verified, with the date.
- 9 Sept 2026We opened the hosted demo and confirmed it was running.
Where this sits among the 49 tools we list in AI models
- Works without using a terminal49 of 49
- No API key required47 of 49
- Commercial use confirmed as allowed18 of 49
- Sends your input to the provider14 that do not →
Only 18 of the 49 meet all of the conditions above.
Counted from our own checks: every tool we list is examined against the same criteria.
What it does
Mage-VL — Codec-native video & image understanding with Mage-VL 4B
Summary based on the project's own description. The Japanese page has a fuller beginner guide: setup difficulty, what to prepare, and a step-by-step start.
Screenshots & visuals
Before you start
- Setup difficultySome setup needed
- Command lineNot required
- API keyNot required
- Sends data onlineYes
Judged automatically from the project's own metadata. Always confirm on the official page.
mage-vl-demo FAQ
- Is mage-vl-demo free?
- Yes. It runs on your own machine, so there is no usage-based cost either.
- Do I need to install anything or write code to use mage-vl-demo?
- This is the AI model itself, not an app. You load it into a runner such as Jan or Ollama.
- Does mage-vl-demo work on a phone?
- No. It needs a computer.
- Can I use mage-vl-demo commercially?
- The licence is Apache-2.0, which permits commercial use. Conditions such as keeping the copyright notice still apply, so read the licence text before shipping it inside something.
How it compares
The conditions that decide whether you can actually use it, side by side.
| Tool | Command line | API key | Sends data out | Phone | Commercial use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mage-vl-demo (this page) | Not needed | Not needed | Yes | No | Yes |
| LFM2.5-VL-1.6B-WebGPU | Not needed | Not needed | No | No | Not verified |
| Llama 3.1 8B | Not needed | Not needed | No | No | With conditions |
| gpt-oss-20b | Not needed | Not needed | No | No | Yes |
"Sends data out" means your input is uploaded to someone's server. Pick "No" when the material cannot leave your organisation.