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DeepSeek-VL2-Tiny

DeepSeek-VL2-Tiny is an AI model made by DeepSeek AI. DeepSeek AI released it on 13 December 2024. It is generally available.

DeepSeek AI

DeepSeek-VL2-Tiny is an AI model made by DeepSeek AI. DeepSeek AI released it on 13 December 2024. It is generally available. It takes text, image and returns text. Its context window is 4,096 tokens. Its weights are open. Its licence is DEEPSEEK LICENSE AGREEMENT.

Released

13 December 2024 — github.com, read 16 October 2026

Status

Generally available — github.com, read 16 October 2026

Takes

Text, Image — huggingface.co, read 16 October 2026

Returns

Text — github.com, read 16 October 2026

Open weights

Yes — github.com, read 16 October 2026

Licence

DEEPSEEK LICENSE AGREEMENT — github.com, read 16 October 2026

Context window

4,096 tokens — github.com, read 16 October 2026

Longest answer

Not confirmed: The maker's inference example sets max_new_tokens to 512, but the reviewed pages do not state that value as the model's standard maximum output limit.

Knowledge cutoff

Not confirmed: The reviewed maker pages do not state a knowledge-cutoff date for this model.

API price, input

Not confirmed: The reviewed maker pages do not publish a standard API input price for this model.

API price, output

Not confirmed: The reviewed maker pages do not publish a standard API output price for this model.

Where

Downloadable weights — github.com, read 16 October 2026

Parameters

Not confirmed: two readings disagree: 3370000000 and 3000000000

Model card

https://huggingface.co/deepseek-ai/deepseek-vl2-tiny — huggingface.co, read 16 October 2026

Questions

When was DeepSeek-VL2-Tiny released?

DeepSeek AI released DeepSeek-VL2-Tiny on 13 December 2024.

Is DeepSeek-VL2-Tiny still available?

Yes: it is generally available, as DeepSeek AI states it.

What is the context window of DeepSeek-VL2-Tiny?

The context window of DeepSeek-VL2-Tiny is 4,096 tokens, as DeepSeek AI prints it.

Are the weights of DeepSeek-VL2-Tiny open?

Yes: DeepSeek AI publishes the weights of DeepSeek-VL2-Tiny for download.

What is the licence of DeepSeek-VL2-Tiny?

The licence of DeepSeek-VL2-Tiny is DEEPSEEK LICENSE AGREEMENT, as DeepSeek AI names it.

What does DeepSeek-VL2-Tiny take and return?

DeepSeek-VL2-Tiny takes text, image and returns text.

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Sources

1. GitHub - deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-VL2: DeepSeek-VL2: Mixture-of-Experts Vision-Language Models for Advanced Multimodal Understanding (read 16 October 2026)
2. deepseek-ai/deepseek-vl2-tiny (read 16 October 2026)
3. DeepSeek-VL2/LICENSE-MODEL at main · deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-VL2 (read 16 October 2026)

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