Tiny Aya Water vs DeepSeek OCR 2
Too close to call on our weighted score (Tiny Aya Water 15, DeepSeek OCR 2 15). The right pick depends on what you value most.
CohereTiny Aya Water
15/100- ECI—
- Price—
- Context8K
DeepSeekDeepSeek OCR 2
15/100- ECI—
- Price$0.89 / $1.47
- Context8K
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Too close to call
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within a point (Tiny Aya Water 15/100, DeepSeek OCR 2 15/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: DeepSeek OCR 2 on price and DeepSeek OCR 2 for long inputs. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
- CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
- Lowest priceDeepSeek OCR 2DeepSeek OCR 2 $1.03 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend) · Tiny Aya Water unpriced
- Longest contextDeepSeek OCR 2DeepSeek OCR 2 8,192 · Tiny Aya Water 8,000 tokens
- Widest inputsDeepSeek OCR 2Tiny Aya Water: Text · DeepSeek OCR 2: Text, Images
- Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
| Measure | Weight | Tiny Aya Water | DeepSeek OCR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inputs & features | 60% | 25 | 25 |
| Context window | 40% | 0 | 0 |
| Overall | 100% | 15/100 | 15/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability and price. The remaining weights were rescaled.
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| Specification | Tiny Aya WaterCohere | DeepSeek OCR 2DeepSeek |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | — | $0.89 |
| Output | — | $1.47 |
| Cached input | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | — | $1.03 |
| Long-context rate | — | Same rate |
| Price source | — | Median of 1 providers |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 8,000 tokens | 8,192 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 8,000 tokens | 8,192 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | Yes |
| PDFs | No | No |
| Audio | No | No |
| Video | No | No |
| Reasoning | No | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | No |
| Structured output | No | No |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | OpenCC-BY-NC-4.0 | Open |
| API model ID | tiny-aya-water | — |
| API providers | 1 | 2 (best) |
| Released | Feb 17, 2026 | Jan 27, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — |
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- Tiny Aya Water—
- DeepSeek OCR 2$11.83
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Tiny Aya Water or DeepSeek OCR 2?
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within a point (Tiny Aya Water 15/100, DeepSeek OCR 2 15/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: DeepSeek OCR 2 on price and DeepSeek OCR 2 for long inputs. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, Tiny Aya Water or DeepSeek OCR 2?
DeepSeek OCR 2 is cheaper at $0.89 input / $1.47 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). . At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $1.03 per million tokens for DeepSeek OCR 2 versus . Tiny Aya Water has no published per-token price.
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Tiny Aya Water has not been scored yet and DeepSeek OCR 2 has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Tiny Aya Water and DeepSeek OCR 2 yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that DeepSeek OCR 2 does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.
Which has the bigger context window?
DeepSeek OCR 2 has the largest context window at 8,192 tokens, against 8,000 for Tiny Aya Water. Maximum output per response: Tiny Aya Water up to 8,000, DeepSeek OCR 2 up to 8,192 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Tiny Aya Water accepts text; DeepSeek OCR 2 accepts text and images. DeepSeek OCR 2 handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Yes, both publish their weights (CC-BY-NC-4.0), so you can self-host them.
Which is newer?
Tiny Aya Water is the newest, released Feb 17, 2026. DeepSeek OCR 2 came out Jan 27, 2026.
How do you decide the winner?
Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.
