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SAM 2 vs YOLOv12

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Object Detection · verified 13 Aug 2026

SAM 2Metacurrent
YOLOv12Ultralyticscurrent
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SpecificationSAM 2YOLOv12
SummarySegment anything, now including video.Attention-centric YOLO, still widely deployed.
COCO mAPNot applicable~55
SpeedReal timeVery high
LicenceApache 2.0AGPL-3.0
FamilySegmentationSingle stage
Open vocabularyYesNo
Released20242025
CategoryObject DetectionObject Detection
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SAM 2

  • Not a detector: it segments what you point at
  • Transformed how detection datasets get labelled

Best for segmentation and annotation.

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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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