PaliGemma 2 is the second generation visual language model in the Gemma family, offering enhanced performance with added visual capabilities, allowing the model to see, understand, and interact with visual inputs, opening up new possibilities. Built on the high-performance Gemma 2 model, it offers various model sizes (3B, 10B, 28B parameters) and resolutions (224px, 448px, 896px) to optimize performance for any task. Moreover, PaliGemma 2 demonstrates leading performance in chemical formula recognition, score recognition, spatial reasoning, and generation of chest X-ray reports. It is designed to provide existing PaliGemma users with a convenient upgrade path, serving as a plug-and-play alternative that requires minimal code modifications for significant performance improvements.