Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
DeepSeek VL2 Small leads with 60.0% higher average benchmark score. DeepSeek VL2 Small supports multimodal inputs. Overall, DeepSeek VL2 Small is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek VL2 Small is a multimodal language model developed by DeepSeek. It achieves strong performance with an average score of 69.6% across 14 benchmarks. It excels particularly in DocVQA (92.3%), ChartQA (84.5%), OCRBench (83.4%). As a multimodal model, it can process and understand text, images, and other input formats seamlessly. Released in 2024, it represents DeepSeek's latest advancement in AI technology.
OpenAI
GPT-5 Codex is a language model developed by OpenAI. It achieves strong performance with an average score of 74.5% across 1 benchmarks. Notable strengths include SWE-Bench Verified (74.5%). Released in 2025, it represents OpenAI's latest advancement in AI technology.
9 months newer
DeepSeek VL2 Small
DeepSeek
2024-12-13
GPT-5 Codex
OpenAI
2025-09-15
Average performance across 15 common benchmarks
DeepSeek VL2 Small
GPT-5 Codex
GPT-5 Codex
2024-09-30
Available providers and their performance metrics
DeepSeek VL2 Small
GPT-5 Codex
DeepSeek VL2 Small
GPT-5 Codex