Model Comparison

DeepSeek VL2 Tiny vs Grok-2

Grok-2 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

3 benchmarks

DeepSeek VL2 Tiny outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Grok-2 is better at 3 benchmarks (DocVQA, MathVista, MMMU).

Grok-2 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Cost data unavailable.

Lowest available price from all providers
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DeepSeek
DeepSeek VL2 Tiny
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
xAI
Grok-2
Input tokens$2.00
Output tokens$10.00
Best providerxAI
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Grok-2 specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Grok-2 specifies output context (8,000 tokens).

DeepSeek
DeepSeek VL2 Tiny
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
xAI
Grok-2
Input128,000 tokens
Output8,000 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both DeepSeek VL2 Tiny and Grok-2 support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

DeepSeek VL2 Tiny

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Grok-2

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

DeepSeek VL2 Tiny is licensed under deepseek, while Grok-2 uses a proprietary license.

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

DeepSeek VL2 Tiny

deepseek

Open weights

Grok-2

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

DeepSeek VL2 Tiny was released on 2024-12-13, while Grok-2 was released on 2024-08-13.

DeepSeek VL2 Tiny is 4 months newer than Grok-2.

DeepSeek VL2 Tiny

Dec 13, 2024

1.4 years ago

4mo newer
Grok-2

Aug 13, 2024

1.7 years ago

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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Key Takeaways

DeepSeek
Has open weights
xAI
Larger context window (128,000 tokens)
Higher DocVQA score (93.6% vs 88.9%)
Higher MathVista score (69.0% vs 53.6%)
Higher MMMU score (66.1% vs 40.7%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
DeepSeek
DeepSeek VL2 Tiny
xAI
Grok-2

FAQ

Common questions about DeepSeek VL2 Tiny vs Grok-2

Grok-2 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. DeepSeek VL2 Tiny is made by DeepSeek and Grok-2 is made by xAI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
DeepSeek VL2 Tiny scores DocVQA: 88.9%, ChartQA: 81.0%, OCRBench: 80.9%, TextVQA: 80.7%, AI2D: 71.6%. Grok-2 scores DocVQA: 93.6%, HumanEval: 88.4%, MMLU: 87.5%, MATH: 76.1%, MMLU-Pro: 75.5%.
DeepSeek VL2 Tiny supports an unknown number of tokens and Grok-2 supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include licensing (deepseek vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
DeepSeek VL2 Tiny is developed by DeepSeek and Grok-2 is developed by xAI.