Pyyan / Compare / OWLv2 vs YOLO26
Object Detection · verified 13 Aug 2026
| Specification | OWLv2 | YOLO26 |
|---|---|---|
| Summary | Open-vocabulary detection trained with self-labelling. | The latest in the line most people mean by object detection. |
| COCO mAP | ~45 zero-shot | ~55 |
| Speed | Moderate | Very high |
| Licence | Apache 2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Family | Open vocabulary | Single stage |
| Open vocabulary | Yes | No |
| Released | 2023 | 2026 |
| Category | Object Detection | Object Detection |
| Official | Google ↗ | Ultralytics ↗ |
Highlighted rows are where these differ.
Best for querying by example image.
Best for edge and mobile deployment.