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DeepSeek VL2 Tiny vs Nemotron Nano 9B v2

Nemotron Nano 9B v2 leads the LLM Stats Score 18.4 to -4.7.

DeepSeek · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Nemotron Nano 9B v2 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 18.4 to -4.7, ranking #211 overall.

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 Nemotron Nano 9B v2

  • overall performance matters — it scores 18.4 and ranks #211 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2025

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

DeepSeek VL2 Tiny
DeepSeek
Nemotron Nano 9B v2
NVIDIA
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
-4.7
#351
18.4
#211
Reasoning
-12.7
#362
17.2
#210
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
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Individual benchmarks

14 reported for DeepSeek VL2 Tiny · 6 for Nemotron Nano 9B v2

No common benchmarks found

DeepSeek VL2 Tiny and Nemotron Nano 9B v2don'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

5.9B diff

Nemotron Nano 9B v2 has 5.9B more parameters than DeepSeek VL2 Tiny, making it 196.7% larger.

DeepSeek
DeepSeek VL2 Tiny
3.0Bparameters
NVIDIA
Nemotron Nano 9B v2
8.9Bparameters
3.0B
DeepSeek VL2 Tiny
8.9B
Nemotron Nano 9B v2

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

DeepSeek VL2 Tiny supports multimodal inputs, whereas Nemotron Nano 9B v2 does not.

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

DeepSeek VL2 Tiny

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Nemotron Nano 9B v2

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

DeepSeek VL2 Tiny is licensed under deepseek, while Nemotron Nano 9B v2 uses NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement .

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

DeepSeek VL2 Tiny

deepseek

Open weights

Nemotron Nano 9B v2

NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

DeepSeek VL2 Tiny was released on 2024-12-13, while Nemotron Nano 9B v2 was released on 2025-08-18.

Nemotron Nano 9B v2 is 8 months newer than DeepSeek VL2 Tiny.

DeepSeek VL2 Tiny

Dec 13, 2024

1.8 years ago

Nemotron Nano 9B v2

Aug 18, 2025

1.1 years ago

8mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Nemotron Nano 9B v2 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-09-01, while DeepSeek VL2 Tiny's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Nemotron Nano 9B v2's training data extends to 2024-09-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without DeepSeek VL2 Tiny's cutoff date.

DeepSeek VL2 Tiny

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Nemotron Nano 9B v2

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Outputs Comparison

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FAQ

Common questions about DeepSeek VL2 Tiny vs Nemotron Nano 9B v2.

Which is better, DeepSeek VL2 Tiny or Nemotron Nano 9B v2?

Nemotron Nano 9B v2 leads the LLM Stats Score 18.4 to -4.7. DeepSeek VL2 Tiny is made by DeepSeek and Nemotron Nano 9B v2 is made by NVIDIA. 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 Nemotron Nano 9B v2 in benchmarks?

DeepSeek VL2 Tiny scores DocVQA: 88.9%, ChartQA: 81.0%, OCRBench: 80.9%, TextVQA: 80.7%, AI2D: 71.6%. Nemotron Nano 9B v2 scores MATH-500: 97.8%, IFEval: 90.3%, AIME 2025: 72.1%, LiveCodeBench: 71.1%, BFCL_v3_MultiTurn: 66.9%.

What are the main differences between DeepSeek VL2 Tiny and Nemotron Nano 9B v2?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (-4.7 vs 18.4), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (deepseek vs NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement ). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes DeepSeek VL2 Tiny and Nemotron Nano 9B v2?

DeepSeek VL2 Tiny is developed by DeepSeek and Nemotron Nano 9B v2 is developed by NVIDIA.

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