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-Qwen-14B was developed as a mid-sized distilled variant based on Qwen, designed to balance reasoning capability with practical deployment considerations. Built to provide strong analytical performance while remaining accessible, it serves applications requiring reliable reasoning without flagship-scale 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 Qwen 14B
DeepSeek
2025-01-20
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B

DeepSeek VL2 Small

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B

DeepSeek VL2 Small