Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
GPT-4.1 nano leads with 1.5% higher average benchmark score. 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.
OpenAI
GPT-4.1 Nano was developed as the smallest and most efficient variant in the GPT-4.1 family, designed for applications requiring minimal latency and resource usage. Built to enable AI capabilities on edge devices and resource-constrained environments, it distills GPT-4.1 capabilities into an ultra-compact form factor.
4 months newer

DeepSeek VL2 Small
DeepSeek
2024-12-13

GPT-4.1 nano
OpenAI
2025-04-14
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 2 common benchmarks

DeepSeek VL2 Small

GPT-4.1 nano
GPT-4.1 nano
2024-05-31
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek VL2 Small

GPT-4.1 nano
OpenAI

DeepSeek VL2 Small

GPT-4.1 nano

DeepSeek VL2 Small

GPT-4.1 nano