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title: "How ColPali Models Work"
description: Understand the inner workings of ColPali models and how they generate multi-vector representations for images and documents.
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# How ColPali Models Work

ColPali extends the late interaction paradigm from text to visual documents. It can process PDFs, images, and scanned documents, generating multi-vector representations that capture both textual and visual information.

Understanding ColPali's architecture helps you leverage its full potential for multi-modal document retrieval.

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Next, we'll explore the different models in the ColPali family and their specific use cases.