Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
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.
Gemma 3N E4B IT was created as the instruction-tuned version of Gemma 3N E4B, designed to combine improved capability with edge optimization. Built for applications requiring both responsive instruction-following and edge-friendly efficiency, it serves as a stronger option for on-device AI assistants.
6 months newer

DeepSeek VL2 Small
DeepSeek
2024-12-13

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed
2025-06-26
Context window and performance specifications
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed
2024-06-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek VL2 Small

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed
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DeepSeek VL2 Small

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed

DeepSeek VL2 Small

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed