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DeepSeek VL2 Tiny vs North Micro Vision Instruct

DeepSeek VL2 Tiny and North Micro Vision Instruct are closely matched at -4.7 and -5.1 on the LLM Stats Score.

DeepSeek · Cohere · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

DeepSeek VL2 Tiny and North Micro Vision Instruct are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at -4.7 and -5.1.

The models split the 8 individual benchmarks reported for both models evenly.

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

Choose DeepSeek VL2 Tiny

  • you are already invested in the DeepSeek ecosystem

Choose North Micro Vision Instruct

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

DeepSeek VL2 Tiny
DeepSeek
North Micro Vision Instruct
Cohere
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
-4.7
#357
-5.1
#361
Reasoning
-12.7
#368
-7.8
#361
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
4 of 8
4 of 8
Input price
— / M
— / M
Output price
— / M
— / M
Context window
—
—

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
DeepSeek VL2 Tiny
North Micro Vision Instruct
Vision
-5.1#205
-5.0#204
Multimodal
-3.0#166
-3.2#167
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

14 reported for DeepSeek VL2 Tiny · 19 for North Micro Vision Instruct

8 shared

DeepSeek VL2 Tiny outperforms in 4 benchmarks (ChartQA, InfoVQA, OCRBench, RealWorldQA), while North Micro Vision Instruct is better at 4 benchmarks (AI2D, DocVQA, MMBench-V1.1, MMStar).

Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks.

Wed Sep 23 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

600.0M diff

DeepSeek VL2 Tiny has 0.6B more parameters than North Micro Vision Instruct, making it 25.0% larger.

DeepSeek
DeepSeek VL2 Tiny
3.0Bparameters
Cohere
North Micro Vision Instruct
2.4Bparameters
3.0B
DeepSeek VL2 Tiny
2.4B
North Micro Vision Instruct

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both DeepSeek VL2 Tiny and North Micro Vision Instruct support multimodal inputs.

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

DeepSeek VL2 Tiny

Text
Images
Audio
Video

North Micro Vision Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

DeepSeek VL2 Tiny is licensed under deepseek, while North Micro Vision Instruct uses Apache 2.0.

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

DeepSeek VL2 Tiny

deepseek

Open weights

North Micro Vision Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

DeepSeek VL2 Tiny was released on 2024-12-13, while North Micro Vision Instruct was released on 2026-08-12.

North Micro Vision Instruct is 20 months newer than DeepSeek VL2 Tiny.

DeepSeek VL2 Tiny

Dec 13, 2024

1.8 years ago

North Micro Vision Instruct

Aug 12, 2026

1 months 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.

Run your own prompts against DeepSeek VL2 Tiny and North Micro Vision Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

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FAQ

Common questions about DeepSeek VL2 Tiny vs North Micro Vision Instruct.

Which is better, DeepSeek VL2 Tiny or North Micro Vision Instruct?

DeepSeek VL2 Tiny and North Micro Vision Instruct are closely matched on the LLM Stats Score at -4.7 and -5.1. DeepSeek VL2 Tiny is made by DeepSeek and North Micro Vision Instruct is made by Cohere. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does DeepSeek VL2 Tiny compare to North Micro Vision Instruct in benchmarks?

DeepSeek VL2 Tiny scores DocVQA: 88.9%, ChartQA: 81.0%, OCRBench: 80.9%, TextVQA: 80.7%, AI2D: 71.6%. North Micro Vision Instruct scores DocVQA: 92.1%, ChartQA: 80.8%, OCRBench: 79.2%, AI2D: 77.5%, IFEval: 74.9%.

What are the main differences between DeepSeek VL2 Tiny and North Micro Vision Instruct?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (-4.7 vs -5.1), licensing (deepseek vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes DeepSeek VL2 Tiny and North Micro Vision Instruct?

DeepSeek VL2 Tiny is developed by DeepSeek and North Micro Vision Instruct is developed by Cohere.

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