illuin-tech/colpali

• highabout#1

  Clarify the repository description to emphasize visual document retrieval

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  The code used to train and run inference with the ColVision models, e.g. ColPali, ColQwen2, and ColSmol.

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  Code for training and inference of ColVision models (ColPali, ColQwen2, ColSmol) for efficient visual document retrieval using Vision Language Models.

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• hightopics#2

  Expand repository topics to include specific retrieval and VLM terms

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  colpali, colqwen2, colsmol, information-retrieval, retrieval-augmented-generation, vision-language-model

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  colpali, colqwen2, colsmol, information-retrieval, retrieval-augmented-generation, vision-language-model, document-retrieval, visual-information-retrieval, vlm, colbert

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• mediumreadme#3

  Add a concise 'Key Features' section to the README

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  Add a new section, e.g., right after the 'Introduction' or 'Associated Paper' section:
  
  ## Key Features
  
  *   **Efficient Multi-Vector Embeddings:** Leverages Vision Language Models (VLMs) like PaliGemma-3B to construct efficient multi-vector representations of documents in the visual space.
  *   **ColBERT-based Retrieval:** Employs the ColBERT method to maximize similarity between document and query embeddings for precise retrieval.
  *   **Visual Document Focus:** Specifically designed for document retrieval where visual information is crucial, going beyond text-only approaches.
  *   **Train and Inference Code:** Provides comprehensive code for both training custom ColVision models and running inference with pre-trained variants like ColPali, ColQwen2, and ColSmol.

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Category GEO backends resolved for this scan: google/gemini-2.5-flash, deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash

• CATEGORY QUERY

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  Seeking tools for efficient visual information retrieval to augment generation tasks.

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  1. CLIP
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