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Advanced Techniques for Optimizing AI Inference Costs
In this guide, you will learn about advanced techniques that can help reduce AI inference costs across the complete computer vision pipeline.
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Pipe and Tubes Quality Inspection with Roboflow
Automate tube and pipe defect inspection. Train an RF-DETR model to detect holes, cracks, and ruptures, and build a pass, review, or fail Workflow in Roboflow.
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Retail Object Detection with RF-DETR
Detect visible beverage products with RF-DETR, compare their counts with fixed camera-frame thresholds, and use Gemini 2.5 Pro to generate a shelf inspection summary.
• 17 min read
Teaching a Porch to Recognize Delivery Drivers and Accept Packages
An end-to-end build of a self-unlocking porch lockbox: on-device detection on an old iPhone gates a cloud Roboflow Workflow, which validates courier-with-package events inside a drawn porch zone and triggers a solenoid lock through an ESP32. Includes delivery verification and a live dashboard.
• 11 min read
Cosmetic Defect Detection with Computer Vision
Learn how computer vision can automate cosmetic defect inspection by detecting paint scratches and identifying the affected car part. This guide shows how to train an RF-DETR model in Roboflow, build a part-level inspection Workflow, and return visual results and repair-ready outputs for QA review.
• 6 min read
Multi-Model Auto Labeling for Segmentation with Roboflow Workflows
Stack SAM 3, Gemini, and GPT into a single Workflow, require a 2-of-3 vote on every mask, and auto-label entire segmentation datasets without drawing a single polygon.
• 18 min read
Roboflow Serverless Inference: A Thousand Models on a Shared GPU Fleet
Most web services ingest kilobytes and emit the heavy bytes. Vision inference flips that, and breaks a few more production assumptions on the way. Here's the serverless architecture behind a thousand models on a shared GPU fleet.
• 6 min read
GPT 5.6 Sol is the best "vision" model OpenAI ever released
GPT-5.6 Sol is OpenAI’s strongest vision model yet. We tested Sol, Terra, and Luna across detection, counting, OCR, and extraction, then compared their results, speed, and cost with leading VLMs.
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How to Scale a Computer Vision Pilot to Production in Manufacturing
See how to scale a computer vision pilot to production: why 77% stall on integration, not the model, and how to get past it in manufacturing.
• 21 min read
Best Computer Vision Models in 2026: A Task-by-Task Guide
Explore the best computer vision models in 2026 for object detection, segmentation, classification, keypoints, OCR, vision-language tasks, depth estimation, and tracking. Compare leading models, benchmarks, licensing, deployment options, and when to fine-tune on custom data using Roboflow tools.
• 15 min read
What Is Computer Vision? An Overview of Vision AI in 2026
Computer vision gives machines the ability to understand images and video, make decisions, and act in the physical world. Learn how vision AI works, its core tasks and models, where it runs, and how to build applications for manufacturing, logistics, retail, and more.
• 13 min read
Open Vocabulary Segmentation
Learn how to build a zero-shot segmentation pipeline with SAM 3 and Roboflow Workflows.
• 10 min read
Segment Anything with Text
Use Segment Anything with Text in Roboflow Workflows to segment workers, helmets, and safety vests without training a custom model.
• 11 min read
Analyze Video Feeds for Process Monitoring with RF-DETR
Analyze video feeds for process monitoring with Roboflow: RF-DETR detects, ByteTrack tracks, and a line counter logs counts and speed.
• 13 min read
Automate Surface Defects Detection with Vision AI
Learn how computer vision can detect surface defects. This guide explains common use cases and shows how to build a Roboflow surface inspection workflow that detects defects, visualizes results, and supports quality decisions.
• 16 min read
Product Recognition AI
Product Recognition AI helps businesses identify, count, and verify products from images or video. This blog explains key use cases and shows how to build a Roboflow Product-to-Bill Verification System that detects products, reads receipts, and checks billing accuracy.
• 11 min read
How to Detect Paint Defects with Computer Vision
Automate paint defect inspection in manufacturing. Learn how to train an RF-DETR model and build a visual QA pipeline using Roboflow Workflows.
• 6 min read
Multi-Model Auto Labeling with Roboflow Workflows
Roboflow has brought the full power of Workflows into Auto Label, letting you run custom pipelines serverlessly on your unannotated images. This post walks through building a sample multi-VLM workflow from scratch, then shows how to launch it on an image batch in a few clicks.
• 3 min read
OpenAI GPT-5.6 (Sol, Terra, and Luna) for Vision: Now in Roboflow Playground
OpenAI's GPT-5.6 family (Sol, Terra, and Luna) is now in the Roboflow Playground, so you can test all three tiers against your own visual data and compare them side by side with other frontier models.
• 6 min read
Turn Predictions Into Better Models and Insights with Vision Events
A vision system is only as useful as the data it produces. Vision Events now captures operator feedback right from the HMI, ships a built-in dashboard for every use case, and answers plain-language questions via the Roboflow MCP Server.
• 13 min read
Top 10 Open-Source Computer Vision Models in 2026
Explore the top 10 open-source computer vision models in 2026 and learn how to use them in the Roboflow.
• 12 min read
What Is Pose Estimation?
Learn what pose estimation is, and how to use Roboflow for pose estimation. Detect drowning and swimming poses with RF-DETR Keypoint and Roboflow Workflows.
• 8 min read
Dimensional Defect Inspection with Vision AI
Catch dimensional defects automatically: a Roboflow Workflow where Gemini detects features and a Python block measures spacing for pass/fail.
• 4 min read
Making Visual AI Standard Practice in Complex Manufacturing
Learn how to implement visual AI in manufacturing from Florida Crystals' quality lead: trust tests, feedback loops, and pilots that scale.
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