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.
Moonshot AI
Kimi K2 Base was created as the foundation model in the K2 series, designed to serve as a starting point for fine-tuning and customization. Built to provide strong base capabilities for domain-specific applications, it enables developers to build specialized solutions on Moonshot's architecture.
7 months newer

DeepSeek VL2 Small
DeepSeek
2024-12-13

Kimi K2 Base
Moonshot AI
2025-07-11
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek VL2 Small

Kimi K2 Base

DeepSeek VL2 Small

Kimi K2 Base