Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
GPT-5 mini is available on 2 providers. 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-5 Mini was created as a more accessible version of GPT-5, designed to provide strong capabilities with improved efficiency and lower operational costs. Built to extend GPT-5's advancements to a broader range of applications, it balances advanced performance with practical deployment considerations.
7 months newer

DeepSeek VL2 Small
DeepSeek
2024-12-13

GPT-5 mini
OpenAI
2025-08-07
Context window and performance specifications
GPT-5 mini
2024-05-30
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek VL2 Small

GPT-5 mini
OpenAI

DeepSeek VL2 Small

GPT-5 mini

DeepSeek VL2 Small

GPT-5 mini
ZeroEval