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DeepSeek VL2 Small vs Hy4 preview

Hy4 preview leads the LLM Stats Score 51.5 to 1.5.

DeepSeek · Tencent · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Hy4 preview leads the overall LLM Stats Score 51.5 to 1.5, ranking #10 overall.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose DeepSeek VL2 Small

  • you are already invested in the DeepSeek ecosystem

Choose Hy4 preview

  • overall performance matters — it scores 51.5 and ranks #10 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

DeepSeek VL2 Small
DeepSeek
Hy4 preview
Tencent
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
1.5
#304
51.5
#10
Reasoning
-3.5
#322
51.2
#8
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
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— / M
Output price
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Context window
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Individual benchmarks

14 reported for DeepSeek VL2 Small · 32 for Hy4 preview

No common benchmarks found

DeepSeek VL2 Small and Hy4 previewdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

754.0B diff

Hy4 preview has 754.0B more parameters than DeepSeek VL2 Small, making it 4712.5% larger.

DeepSeek
DeepSeek VL2 Small
16.0Bparameters
Tencent
Hy4 preview
770.0Bparameters
16.0B
DeepSeek VL2 Small
770.0B
Hy4 preview

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

DeepSeek VL2 Small supports multimodal inputs, whereas Hy4 preview does not.

DeepSeek VL2 Small can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

DeepSeek VL2 Small

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Hy4 preview

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

DeepSeek VL2 Small is licensed under deepseek, while Hy4 preview uses Apache 2.0.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

DeepSeek VL2 Small

deepseek

Open weights

Hy4 preview

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

DeepSeek VL2 Small was released on 2024-12-13, while Hy4 preview was released on 2026-08-28.

Hy4 preview is 21 months newer than DeepSeek VL2 Small.

DeepSeek VL2 Small

Dec 13, 2024

1.7 years ago

Hy4 preview

Aug 28, 2026

3 days ago

1.7yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

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FAQ

Common questions about DeepSeek VL2 Small vs Hy4 preview.

Which is better, DeepSeek VL2 Small or Hy4 preview?

Hy4 preview leads the LLM Stats Score 51.5 to 1.5. DeepSeek VL2 Small is made by DeepSeek and Hy4 preview is made by Tencent. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does DeepSeek VL2 Small compare to Hy4 preview in benchmarks?

DeepSeek VL2 Small scores DocVQA: 92.3%, ChartQA: 84.5%, OCRBench: 83.4%, TextVQA: 83.4%, MMBench: 80.3%. Hy4 preview scores GPQA: 92.3%, Terminal-Bench 2.1: 85.4%, WideSearch: 83.9%, MCP Atlas: 83.7%, SWE-bench Multilingual: 82.9%.

What are the main differences between DeepSeek VL2 Small and Hy4 preview?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (1.5 vs 51.5), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (deepseek vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes DeepSeek VL2 Small and Hy4 preview?

DeepSeek VL2 Small is developed by DeepSeek and Hy4 preview is developed by Tencent.

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