Model Comparison

DeepSeek VL2 Tiny vs Phi 4

Comparing DeepSeek VL2 Tiny and Phi 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 Phi 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
Microsoft
Phi 4
Input tokens$0.07
Output tokens$0.14
Best providerDeepinfra
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

11.7B diff

Phi 4 has 11.7B more parameters than DeepSeek VL2 Tiny, making it 390.0% larger.

DeepSeek
DeepSeek VL2 Tiny
3.0Bparameters
Microsoft
Phi 4
14.7Bparameters
3.0B
DeepSeek VL2 Tiny
14.7B
Phi 4

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Phi 4 specifies input context (16,000 tokens). Only Phi 4 specifies output context (16,000 tokens).

DeepSeek
DeepSeek VL2 Tiny
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Microsoft
Phi 4
Input16,000 tokens
Output16,000 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

DeepSeek VL2 Tiny supports multimodal inputs, whereas Phi 4 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

Phi 4

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

DeepSeek VL2 Tiny is licensed under deepseek, while Phi 4 uses MIT.

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

DeepSeek VL2 Tiny

deepseek

Open weights

Phi 4

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

DeepSeek VL2 Tiny was released on 2024-12-13, while Phi 4 was released on 2024-12-12.

DeepSeek VL2 Tiny is 0 month newer than Phi 4.

DeepSeek VL2 Tiny

Dec 13, 2024

1.3 years ago

1d newer
Phi 4

Dec 12, 2024

1.3 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Phi 4 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-06-01, while DeepSeek VL2 Tiny's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Phi 4's training data extends to 2024-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without DeepSeek VL2 Tiny's cutoff date.

DeepSeek VL2 Tiny

—

Phi 4

Jun 2024

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

DeepSeek
Supports multimodal inputs
Microsoft
Larger context window (16,000 tokens)

Detailed Comparison

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Feature
DeepSeek
DeepSeek VL2 Tiny
Microsoft
Phi 4

FAQ

Common questions about DeepSeek VL2 Tiny vs Phi 4

DeepSeek VL2 Tiny (DeepSeek) and Phi 4 (Microsoft) 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%. Phi 4 scores MMLU: 84.8%, HumanEval+: 82.8%, HumanEval: 82.6%, MGSM: 80.6%, MATH: 80.4%.
DeepSeek VL2 Tiny supports an unknown number of tokens and Phi 4 supports 16K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (deepseek vs MIT). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
DeepSeek VL2 Tiny is developed by DeepSeek and Phi 4 is developed by Microsoft.