[GH-ISSUE #10903] ollama 0.8.0 fails image processing for a variety of gemma models #7168

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opened 2026-04-12 19:09:55 -05:00 by GiteaMirror · 1 comment
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Originally created by @stannenb on GitHub (May 29, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/10903

What is the issue?

Using ollama 0.8.0 in simple chat mode a request like
describe this image. /Users/saul/Downloads/IMG_2001@0.5x.png
returns

The image appears to be a densely packed, abstract pattern. It's composed of numerous small, circular or oval shapes that are tightly
arranged and layered on top of each other. The shapes are various shades of gray, creating a textural effect. The overall impression
is of a complex, organic, or cellular structure, resembling a microscopic view or a heavily textured surface. It could be interpreted
as an artistic rendering or a representation of a complex system.

Image processing fails for (at least) gemma3:27b, gemma3:27b-it-qat, and gemma3:latest, though they offer different incorrect descriptions of the image, which is a selfie.

Llama3.2-vision processes the image correctly.

Relevant log output

The server log for all the failed examples contains:

ggml_metal_graph_compute: command buffer 1 failed with status 5
error: Internal Error (0000000e:Internal Error)

Running the server in debug mode provides no other failure information.

OS

macOS

GPU

Apple

CPU

Apple

Ollama version

0.8.0

Originally created by @stannenb on GitHub (May 29, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/10903 ### What is the issue? Using ollama 0.8.0 in simple chat mode a request like `describe this image. /Users/saul/Downloads/IMG_2001@0.5x.png` returns ``` The image appears to be a densely packed, abstract pattern. It's composed of numerous small, circular or oval shapes that are tightly arranged and layered on top of each other. The shapes are various shades of gray, creating a textural effect. The overall impression is of a complex, organic, or cellular structure, resembling a microscopic view or a heavily textured surface. It could be interpreted as an artistic rendering or a representation of a complex system. ``` Image processing fails for (at least) gemma3:27b, gemma3:27b-it-qat, and gemma3:latest, though they offer different incorrect descriptions of the image, which is a selfie. Llama3.2-vision processes the image correctly. ### Relevant log output ```shell The server log for all the failed examples contains: ggml_metal_graph_compute: command buffer 1 failed with status 5 error: Internal Error (0000000e:Internal Error) Running the server in debug mode provides no other failure information. ``` ### OS macOS ### GPU Apple ### CPU Apple ### Ollama version 0.8.0
GiteaMirror added the bug label 2026-04-12 19:09:55 -05:00
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@stannenb commented on GitHub (Jun 5, 2025):

Replicated with more information on 0.9.0

<!-- gh-comment-id:2945358835 --> @stannenb commented on GitHub (Jun 5, 2025): Replicated with more information on 0.9.0
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Reference: github-starred/ollama#7168