Pyyan / Compare / SAM 2 vs YOLO26
Object Detection · verified 13 Aug 2026
| Specification | SAM 2 | YOLO26 |
|---|---|---|
| Summary | Segment anything, now including video. | The latest in the line most people mean by object detection. |
| COCO mAP | Not applicable | ~55 |
| Speed | Real time | Very high |
| Licence | Apache 2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Family | Segmentation | Single stage |
| Open vocabulary | Yes | No |
| Released | 2024 | 2026 |
| Category | Object Detection | Object Detection |
| Official | Meta ↗ | Ultralytics ↗ |
Highlighted rows are where these differ.
Best for segmentation and annotation.
Best for edge and mobile deployment.