Instructions to use aisquared/bolt-vl-9b-gguf with libraries, inference providers, notebooks, and local apps. Follow these links to get started.

Libraries

How to use aisquared/bolt-vl-9b-gguf with Transformers:

# Use a pipeline as a high-level helper
from transformers import pipeline

pipe = pipeline("image-text-to-text", model="aisquared/bolt-vl-9b-gguf")
messages = [
    {
        "role": "user",
        "content": [
            {"type": "image", "url": "https://huggingface.co/datasets/huggingface/documentation-images/resolve/main/p-blog/candy.JPG"},
            {"type": "text", "text": "What animal is on the candy?"}
        ]
    },
]
pipe(text=messages)

# Load model directly
from transformers import AutoModel
model = AutoModel.from_pretrained("aisquared/bolt-vl-9b-gguf", dtype="auto")

llama-cpp-python

How to use aisquared/bolt-vl-9b-gguf with llama-cpp-python:

# !pip install llama-cpp-python

from llama_cpp import Llama

llm = Llama.from_pretrained(
	repo_id="aisquared/bolt-vl-9b-gguf",
	filename="bolt-vl-v3-f16.gguf",
)

llm.create_chat_completion(
	messages = [
		{
			"role": "user",
			"content": [
				{
					"type": "text",
					"text": "Describe this image in one sentence."
				},
				{
					"type": "image_url",
					"image_url": {
						"url": "https://cdn.britannica.com/61/93061-050-99147DCE/Statue-of-Liberty-Island-New-York-Bay.jpg"
					}
				}
			]
		}
	]
)

Notebooks
Google Colab
Kaggle
Local Apps

llama.cpp

How to use aisquared/bolt-vl-9b-gguf with llama.cpp:

Install from brew

brew install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
llama-server -hf aisquared/bolt-vl-9b-gguf:F16
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
llama-cli -hf aisquared/bolt-vl-9b-gguf:F16

Install from WinGet (Windows)

winget install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
llama-server -hf aisquared/bolt-vl-9b-gguf:F16
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
llama-cli -hf aisquared/bolt-vl-9b-gguf:F16

Use pre-built binary

# Download pre-built binary from:
# https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp/releases
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
./llama-server -hf aisquared/bolt-vl-9b-gguf:F16
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
./llama-cli -hf aisquared/bolt-vl-9b-gguf:F16

Build from source code

git clone https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp.git
cd llama.cpp
cmake -B build
cmake --build build -j --target llama-server llama-cli
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
./build/bin/llama-server -hf aisquared/bolt-vl-9b-gguf:F16
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
./build/bin/llama-cli -hf aisquared/bolt-vl-9b-gguf:F16

Use Docker

docker model run hf.co/aisquared/bolt-vl-9b-gguf:F16

LM Studio
Jan

vLLM

How to use aisquared/bolt-vl-9b-gguf with vLLM:

Install from pip and serve model

# Install vLLM from pip:
pip install vllm
# Start the vLLM server:
vllm serve "aisquared/bolt-vl-9b-gguf"
# Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API):
curl -X POST "http://localhost:8000/v1/chat/completions" \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	--data '{
		"model": "aisquared/bolt-vl-9b-gguf",
		"messages": [
			{
				"role": "user",
				"content": [
					{
						"type": "text",
						"text": "Describe this image in one sentence."
					},
					{
						"type": "image_url",
						"image_url": {
							"url": "https://cdn.britannica.com/61/93061-050-99147DCE/Statue-of-Liberty-Island-New-York-Bay.jpg"
						}
					}
				]
			}
		]
	}'

Use Docker

docker model run hf.co/aisquared/bolt-vl-9b-gguf:F16

SGLang

How to use aisquared/bolt-vl-9b-gguf with SGLang:

Install from pip and serve model

# Install SGLang from pip:
pip install sglang
# Start the SGLang server:
python3 -m sglang.launch_server \
    --model-path "aisquared/bolt-vl-9b-gguf" \
    --host 0.0.0.0 \
    --port 30000
# Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API):
curl -X POST "http://localhost:30000/v1/chat/completions" \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	--data '{
		"model": "aisquared/bolt-vl-9b-gguf",
		"messages": [
			{
				"role": "user",
				"content": [
					{
						"type": "text",
						"text": "Describe this image in one sentence."
					},
					{
						"type": "image_url",
						"image_url": {
							"url": "https://cdn.britannica.com/61/93061-050-99147DCE/Statue-of-Liberty-Island-New-York-Bay.jpg"
						}
					}
				]
			}
		]
	}'

Use Docker images

docker run --gpus all \
    --shm-size 32g \
    -p 30000:30000 \
    -v ~/.cache/huggingface:/root/.cache/huggingface \
    --env "HF_TOKEN=<secret>" \
    --ipc=host \
    lmsysorg/sglang:latest \
    python3 -m sglang.launch_server \
        --model-path "aisquared/bolt-vl-9b-gguf" \
        --host 0.0.0.0 \
        --port 30000
# Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API):
curl -X POST "http://localhost:30000/v1/chat/completions" \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	--data '{
		"model": "aisquared/bolt-vl-9b-gguf",
		"messages": [
			{
				"role": "user",
				"content": [
					{
						"type": "text",
						"text": "Describe this image in one sentence."
					},
					{
						"type": "image_url",
						"image_url": {
							"url": "https://cdn.britannica.com/61/93061-050-99147DCE/Statue-of-Liberty-Island-New-York-Bay.jpg"
						}
					}
				]
			}
		]
	}'

Ollama
How to use aisquared/bolt-vl-9b-gguf with Ollama:
```
ollama run hf.co/aisquared/bolt-vl-9b-gguf:F16
```

Unsloth Studio new

How to use aisquared/bolt-vl-9b-gguf with Unsloth Studio:

Install Unsloth Studio (macOS, Linux, WSL)

curl -fsSL https://unsloth.ai/install.sh | sh
# Run unsloth studio
unsloth studio -H 0.0.0.0 -p 8888
# Then open http://localhost:8888 in your browser
# Search for aisquared/bolt-vl-9b-gguf to start chatting

Install Unsloth Studio (Windows)

irm https://unsloth.ai/install.ps1 | iex
# Run unsloth studio
unsloth studio -H 0.0.0.0 -p 8888
# Then open http://localhost:8888 in your browser
# Search for aisquared/bolt-vl-9b-gguf to start chatting

Using HuggingFace Spaces for Unsloth

# No setup required
# Open https://huggingface.co/spaces/unsloth/studio in your browser
# Search for aisquared/bolt-vl-9b-gguf to start chatting

Pi new

How to use aisquared/bolt-vl-9b-gguf with Pi:

Start the llama.cpp server

# Install llama.cpp:
brew install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server:
llama-server -hf aisquared/bolt-vl-9b-gguf:F16

Configure the model in Pi

# Install Pi:
npm install -g @mariozechner/pi-coding-agent
# Add to ~/.pi/agent/models.json:
{
  "providers": {
    "llama-cpp": {
      "baseUrl": "http://localhost:8080/v1",
      "api": "openai-completions",
      "apiKey": "none",
      "models": [
        {
          "id": "aisquared/bolt-vl-9b-gguf:F16"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Run Pi

# Start Pi in your project directory:
pi

Hermes Agent new

How to use aisquared/bolt-vl-9b-gguf with Hermes Agent:

Start the llama.cpp server

# Install llama.cpp:
brew install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server:
llama-server -hf aisquared/bolt-vl-9b-gguf:F16

Configure Hermes

# Install Hermes:
curl -fsSL https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/install.sh | bash
hermes setup
# Point Hermes at the local server:
hermes config set model.provider custom
hermes config set model.base_url http://127.0.0.1:8080/v1
hermes config set model.default aisquared/bolt-vl-9b-gguf:F16

Run Hermes

hermes

Docker Model Runner
How to use aisquared/bolt-vl-9b-gguf with Docker Model Runner:
```
docker model run hf.co/aisquared/bolt-vl-9b-gguf:F16
```

Lemonade

How to use aisquared/bolt-vl-9b-gguf with Lemonade:

Pull the model

# Download Lemonade from https://lemonade-server.ai/
lemonade pull aisquared/bolt-vl-9b-gguf:F16

Run and chat with the model

lemonade run user.bolt-vl-9b-gguf-F16

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Model Overview

bolt-vl-9b is a specialized multimodal Large Language Model (LLM) fine-tuned of Qwen 3.5. Designed by AISquared, this model excels in document analysis, image-to-markdown conversion, and general conversational assistance involving visual inputs.

Invoice parsing performance vs. model size

Key Capabilities

Document Conversion: Converts scanned invoices and text-heavy documents into structured Markdown, including tables and headings.
Visual Reasoning: Interprets visual elements (logos, signatures, stamps) without hallucinating external data.

System Prompt & Usage

When using the model, ensure you provide a clear system prompt to activate the Bolt Assistant persona and the Markdown conversion capability.

Recommended System Prompt

For general tasks:

You are the Bolt assistant. Your primary task is to analyze images of documents and convert their content into structured Markdown. You must adhere strictly to the content present in the image, ignoring any physical artifacts like hole punches or stamps unless they contain valid information. Do not output commentary; only return the clean Markdown.

For invoice parsing:

You are a document conversion assistant. Your task is to convert the provided document image into well-structured Markdown. You MUST:
    1. Extract ALL visible text content exactly as it appears.
    2. Preserve the document's structure — use Markdown tables for tabular data, headings for section titles, lists for itemized content, etc.
    3. For any non-text visual elements (logos, stamps, signatures, graphics), insert a brief italic description in brackets, e.g. *[Company logo]*. DO NOT include e.g. hole punches or any other commentary about the document. Remember, stick to just the content on the doc!
    4. Do NOT add any commentary, explanation, or preamble — output ONLY the Markdown representation of the document.

Benchmark Performance

OmniDocBench & OCRBenchV2

Summary of OmniDocBench and OCRBenchV2 Results. Normalized so that higher is better for all scores.

AISquared Invoice Benchmark

Percentage of entities (line items and invoice fields) that were extracted from invoices with 100% accuracy.

Model Limitations & Disclaimer

OCR Accuracy: While fine-tuned for text extraction, extremely low-resolution or handwritten images may result in transcription errors.
Context Window: The model was trained on a maximum sequence length of 16k tokens. For documents larger than this limit, the model may truncate the beginning or end of the input unless specifically handled via sliding windows (not default behavior).