Vision

# 1. Download a sample image
curl -L -o test.jpg "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/Cat03.jpg"

# 2. Encode the image
IMG=$(base64 < test.jpg | tr -d '\n')

# 3. Send it to Ollama
curl -X POST http://localhost:11434/api/chat \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
 "model": "gemma4",
 "messages": [{
 "role": "user",
 "content": "What is in this image?",
 "images": ["'"$IMG"'"]
 }],
 "stream": false
}'

from ollama import chat
# from pathlib import Path

# Pass in the path to the image
path = input('Please enter the path to the image: ')

# You can also pass in base64 encoded image data
# img = base64.b64encode(Path(path).read_bytes()).decode()
# or the raw bytes
# img = Path(path).read_bytes()

response = chat(
 model='gemma4',
 messages=[
 {
 'role': 'user',
 'content': 'What is in this image? Be concise.',
 'images': [path],
 }
 ],
)

print(response.message.content)

import ollama from 'ollama'

const imagePath = '/absolute/path/to/image.jpg'
const response = await ollama.chat({
 model: 'gemma4',
 messages: [
 { role: 'user', content: 'What is in this image?', images: [imagePath] }
 ],
 stream: false,
})

console.log(response.message.content)