Qwen3.5-2B vs moondream2
Specs, VRAM requirements and download trends — updated 21 September 2026.
Specification comparison
Differences are highlighted; identical values are muted.
| Specification | Qwen3.5-2B | moondream2 |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 2.3 B | 1.9 B |
| Architecture | Qwen3_5ForConditionalGeneration | HfMoondream |
| Context length | — | — |
| Licence | apache-2.0 | apache-2.0 |
| Commercial use | Allowed | Allowed |
| Languages | — | — |
| Downloads 30d | 4,770,035 | 1,938,824 |
| Downloads all time | 16.9 M | 37.8 M |
| Quantizations on the Hub | SAFETENSORS | SAFETENSORS |
| Gated | No | No |
| First seen on the Hub | 2026-02-28 | 2024-03-04 |
Download trend
Daily snapshots, last 56 days (28 Jul – 21 Sep)
4.8 M1.6 M
Qwen3.5-2B
moondream2
A overtook B on 5 Aug
VRAM side by side
On RTX 4090 · 24 GB · 8K context unless noted
moondream2 · fp16
5.0 GB / 24 GB
Qwen3.5-2B · fp16
5.8 GB / 24 GB