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Grounding DINO vs YOLOv12

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Object Detection · verified 13 Aug 2026

IGrounding DINOIDEA Researchcurrent
YOLOv12Ultralyticscurrent
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SpecificationGrounding DINOYOLOv12
SummaryDetects whatever you describe in words.Attention-centric YOLO, still widely deployed.
COCO mAP~52 zero-shot~55
SpeedModerateVery high
LicenceApache 2.0AGPL-3.0
FamilyOpen vocabularySingle stage
Open vocabularyYesNo
Released20232025
CategoryObject DetectionObject Detection
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Grounding DINO

  • Text prompt in, boxes out
  • Fine-tuning still beats it on specialised objects

Best for classes you have no data for.

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YOLOv12

  • Attention added to the classic single-stage design
  • Same licensing consideration as YOLO26

Best for teams already on the YOLO toolchain.

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