MiniMind-V

MiniMind-V is an experimental open-source project that aims to train a very small multimodal vision–language model (VLM) from scratch with extremely low compute and cost, making research and experimentation accessible to more people. The repository showcases training workflows and code designed to produce a 26-million parameter model—including both image and text capabilities—using minimal resources in very little time, reflecting a trend toward democratizing AI research. MiniMind-V combines techniques from modern vision-language modeling but focuses on efficiency and simplicity so that individuals or small teams can explore multimodal learning without massive GPU clusters. It includes training scripts, model definitions, and associated tooling that illustrate how to build and evaluate such lightweight models. While not intended to compete with large production models, it serves as a hands-on educational resource and starting point for experimentation.