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@@ -104,4 +104,11 @@ msg, token_usage, correction = conversation.query(
     "What's in this image?", 
     image_url="my/local/image.jpg"
 )
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+```
+
+### Open-source multimodal models
+
+While OpenAI models work seamlessly, open-source multimodal models can be buggy
+or incompatible with certain hardware. We have experienced mixed success with
+open models and, while they are technically supported by BioChatter, their
+outputs currently may be unreliable.
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