Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
GPT-5 nano 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 Nano was developed as the most compact variant in the GPT-5 family, designed for deployment in resource-constrained environments and edge computing scenarios. Built to bring next-generation AI capabilities to devices and applications where latency and efficiency are paramount, it distills GPT-5 innovations into a minimal footprint.
7 months newer

DeepSeek VL2 Small
DeepSeek
2024-12-13

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

DeepSeek VL2 Small

GPT-5 nano
OpenAI

DeepSeek VL2 Small

GPT-5 nano

DeepSeek VL2 Small

GPT-5 nano
ZeroEval