HomeAssistantVS/www/ollama_vision_models.md

Ollama Vision Models for Home Assistant

Use these models for camera snapshot analysis (e.g., Motion Front Door AI automation).

Model	Size	Command	Best For
llama3.2-vision:11b	~7.8GB	ollama pull llama3.2-vision:11b	Scene/object description, general vision
moondream	~1.7GB	ollama pull moondream	Tiny and fast, simple descriptions
gemma4:12b	~8GB	ollama pull gemma4:12b	Newest, best quality, all-rounder
llava:13b	~8GB	ollama pull llava:13b	Older but proven, general-purpose

How to switch models

1. Pull the model: ollama pull <model-name>
2. Go to Settings → AI Tasks → Ollama AI Task in Home Assistant
3. Change the model to the new one
4. Test by triggering the automation

Notes

• Vision models are required for image/camera analysis - text-only models (llama3, qwen3, etc.) will fail
• llama3.2-vision:11b is the recommended default (best balance of quality and speed)
• moondream is a good fallback for slower hardware
• All models run locally - no data leaves your network