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What is Multimodal?

A model that processes multiple types of information: text, images, audio, or video.

// Explanation

The first LLMs only understood text. Multimodal models can also see images, listen to audio, and even analyze video. GPT-4o, Gemini 2.5 Pro, and Claude 3.5 Sonnet are multimodal. This makes them far more versatile for real-world tasks.

// Example

You send a photo of your grocery receipt and say 'tell me how much I spent on drinks'. A multimodal model reads it and gives you the number.

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