Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
DeepSeek VL2 Small supports multimodal inputs. 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.
IBM
Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview was introduced as an experimental ultra-compact model, designed to demonstrate IBM's progress in efficient model development. Built to explore the boundaries of what small models can achieve for enterprise applications, it represents an early look at next-generation Granite capabilities.
4 months newer

DeepSeek VL2 Small
DeepSeek
2024-12-13

IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview
IBM
2025-05-02
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek VL2 Small

IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview

DeepSeek VL2 Small

IBM Granite 4.0 Tiny Preview