Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
DeepSeek VL2 leads with 1.1% higher average benchmark score. GPT-4.1 nano offers 821.8K more tokens in context window than DeepSeek VL2. GPT-4.1 nano is $4809.00 cheaper per million tokens. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-VL2 was developed as a vision-language model, designed to handle both visual and textual inputs for multimodal understanding tasks. Built to extend DeepSeek's capabilities beyond text-only processing, it enables applications requiring integrated analysis of images and language.
OpenAI
GPT-4.1 Nano was developed as the smallest and most efficient variant in the GPT-4.1 family, designed for applications requiring minimal latency and resource usage. Built to enable AI capabilities on edge devices and resource-constrained environments, it distills GPT-4.1 capabilities into an ultra-compact form factor.
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DeepSeek VL2
DeepSeek
2024-12-13

GPT-4.1 nano
OpenAI
2025-04-14
Cost per million tokens (USD)

DeepSeek VL2

GPT-4.1 nano
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 2 common benchmarks

DeepSeek VL2

GPT-4.1 nano
GPT-4.1 nano
2024-05-31
Available providers and their performance metrics

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