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YOLOv12 vs Grounding DINO

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Object Detection · verified 13 Aug 2026

YOLOv12Ultralyticscurrent
IGrounding DINOIDEA Researchcurrent
3 slots left
SpecificationYOLOv12Grounding DINO
SummaryAttention-centric YOLO, still widely deployed.Detects whatever you describe in words.
COCO mAP~55~52 zero-shot
SpeedVery highModerate
LicenceAGPL-3.0Apache 2.0
FamilySingle stageOpen vocabulary
Open vocabularyNoYes
Released20252023
CategoryObject DetectionObject Detection
OfficialUltralytics ↗IDEA Research ↗

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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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Grounding DINO

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

Best for classes you have no data for.

Full spec sheet →