Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Both models show comparable benchmark performance. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
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.
IBM
Granite 3.3 8B Instruct is a multimodal language model developed by IBM. It achieves strong performance with an average score of 69.8% across 14 benchmarks. It excels particularly in HumanEval (89.7%), AttaQ (88.5%), HumanEval+ (86.1%). As a multimodal model, it can process and understand text, images, and other input formats seamlessly. It's licensed for commercial use, making it suitable for enterprise applications. Released in 2025, it represents IBM's latest advancement in AI technology.
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DeepSeek VL2 Small
DeepSeek
2024-12-13
Granite 3.3 8B Instruct
IBM
2025-04-16
Average performance across 28 common benchmarks
DeepSeek VL2 Small
Granite 3.3 8B Instruct
Granite 3.3 8B Instruct
2024-04-01
Available providers and their performance metrics
DeepSeek VL2 Small
Granite 3.3 8B Instruct
DeepSeek VL2 Small
Granite 3.3 8B Instruct