Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
DeepSeek VL2 Small supports multimodal inputs. Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is available on 9 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.
Meta
Llama 3.1 8B was developed as an efficient open-source model, designed to bring capable instruction-following to applications with limited computational resources. Built with 8 billion parameters, it provides a lightweight option for developers seeking reliable performance without the overhead of larger models.
4 months newer

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Meta
2024-07-23

DeepSeek VL2 Small
DeepSeek
2024-12-13
Context window and performance specifications
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
2023-12-31
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek VL2 Small

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Bedrock

DeepSeek VL2 Small

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

DeepSeek VL2 Small

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Cerebras
DeepInfra
Fireworks
Groq
Hyperbolic
Lambda
Sambanova
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