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OWLv2 vs YOLOv12

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Object Detection · verified 13 Aug 2026

OWLv2Googlecurrent
YOLOv12Ultralyticscurrent
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SpecificationOWLv2YOLOv12
SummaryOpen-vocabulary detection trained with self-labelling.Attention-centric YOLO, still widely deployed.
COCO mAP~45 zero-shot~55
SpeedModerateVery high
LicenceApache 2.0AGPL-3.0
FamilyOpen vocabularySingle stage
Open vocabularyYesNo
Released20232025
CategoryObject DetectionObject Detection
OfficialGoogle ↗Ultralytics ↗

Highlighted rows are where these differ.

OWLv2

  • Accepts an image as the query, not just text

Best for querying by example image.

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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.

Full spec sheet →