NVIDIA-NeMo / NVIDIA-NeMo/Export-Deploy
VLM endpoint fails when there are no images in the request
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Since Mar 12, 2026.
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Description
Describe the bug
Qwen 2.5 VL deployed with NeMo FW throws an error when it receives a standard chat request with no image data.
Steps/Code to reproduce bug
Send example chat request like the one here
Expected behavior
Endpoint should accept the request and respond with assistant's answer
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