Overview
Moondream is a small open-weight vision-language model company known for efficient multimodal models and the Photon inference engine. In October 2026 it was acquired by Prime Intellect; the Moondream brand continues for small high-performance models.
Reality check
Joining Prime Intellect (company-claimed, Oct 2026)
Acquired by Prime Intellect. Founders Vik Korrapati and Jay Allen join to lead inference and multimodal work. Brand continues for small efficient models; terms undisclosed.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Safety record
No incidents on record for Moondream.
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Recent coverage
Moondream in third-party press
Mentioned on (1)
Registry pages whose text names Moondream.
Companies (1)
Acquisitions (1)
- acquired by Prime Intellectfull acquisition2026-10-13
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdOct 14, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
- https://www.primeintellect.ai/blog/moondream · 2026-10-13
Common questions
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Methodology: Unreviewed · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-14
Verification posture
Unreviewed
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-14
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Moondream.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Moondream from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/moondream.md
- RSS feed: /companies/moondream/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/5d6aeadc-c7fb-4125-8e3c-d39bb7e0837b
- Revision history: /companies/moondream/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Reality vs attention
Not enough verified signal yet to place Moondream against peers. Reality and attention percentiles publish once the underlying record clears its data floor.
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 14, 2026