Model Comparison

DeepSeek VL2 Tiny vs Grok-4

Comparing DeepSeek VL2 Tiny and Grok-4 across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

DeepSeek VL2 Tiny and Grok-4 don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

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-4
Input tokens$3.00
Output tokens$15.00
Best providerxAI
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Grok-4 specifies input context (256,000 tokens). Only Grok-4 specifies output context (8,000 tokens).

DeepSeek
DeepSeek VL2 Tiny
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
xAI
Grok-4
Input256,000 tokens
Output8,000 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both DeepSeek VL2 Tiny and Grok-4 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-4

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

DeepSeek VL2 Tiny is licensed under deepseek, while Grok-4 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-4

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

DeepSeek VL2 Tiny was released on 2024-12-13, while Grok-4 was released on 2025-07-09.

Grok-4 is 7 months newer than DeepSeek VL2 Tiny.

DeepSeek VL2 Tiny

Dec 13, 2024

1.3 years ago

Grok-4

Jul 9, 2025

9 months ago

6mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Grok-4 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-12-31, while DeepSeek VL2 Tiny's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Grok-4's training data extends to 2024-12-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without DeepSeek VL2 Tiny's cutoff date.

DeepSeek VL2 Tiny

—

Grok-4

Dec 2024

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

DeepSeek
Has open weights
xAI
Larger context window (256,000 tokens)
DeepSeekDeepSeek VL2 Tiny
xAIGrok-4
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Detailed Comparison

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DeepSeek
DeepSeek VL2 Tiny
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Grok-4

FAQ

Common questions about DeepSeek VL2 Tiny vs Grok-4

DeepSeek VL2 Tiny (DeepSeek) and Grok-4 (xAI) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.
DeepSeek VL2 Tiny scores DocVQA: 88.9%, ChartQA: 81.0%, OCRBench: 80.9%, TextVQA: 80.7%, AI2D: 71.6%. Grok-4 scores AIME 2025: 91.7%, HMMT25: 90.0%, GPQA: 87.5%, LiveCodeBench: 79.0%, Humanity's Last Exam: 40.0%.
DeepSeek VL2 Tiny supports an unknown number of tokens and Grok-4 supports 256K 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-4 is developed by xAI.