Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
DeepSeek VL2 Tiny leads with 1.7% higher average benchmark score. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-VL2-Tiny was developed as an ultra-efficient vision-language model, designed for deployment in resource-constrained environments. Built to enable multimodal AI on edge devices and mobile applications, it distills vision-language capabilities into a minimal footprint for widespread accessibility.
Gemma 3 12B was developed as part of the third generation of Google's open-source model family, designed to provide enhanced capabilities in a mid-sized format. Built with improved architecture and training techniques, it balances performance with practical deployment considerations for diverse use cases.
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DeepSeek VL2 Tiny
DeepSeek
2024-12-13

Gemma 3 12B
2025-03-12
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 5 common benchmarks

DeepSeek VL2 Tiny

Gemma 3 12B
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek VL2 Tiny

Gemma 3 12B
DeepInfra

DeepSeek VL2 Tiny

Gemma 3 12B

DeepSeek VL2 Tiny

Gemma 3 12B