Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
DeepSeek VL2 Small supports multimodal inputs. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-8B was developed as a compact distilled variant, designed to bring reasoning capabilities to a more efficient 8B parameter Llama base. Built to democratize access to reasoning-enhanced models, it provides a lightweight option for applications requiring analytical depth with limited resources.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-VL2-Small was created as a compact vision-language variant, designed to bring multimodal capabilities to applications with limited computational resources. Built to provide visual and textual understanding in a more efficient package, it serves use cases requiring practical deployment of vision-language AI.
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DeepSeek VL2 Small
DeepSeek
2024-12-13

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B
DeepSeek
2025-01-20
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

DeepSeek VL2 Small

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

DeepSeek VL2 Small