Pyyan / Compare / YOLOv12 vs YOLO26
Object Detection · verified 13 Aug 2026
| Specification | YOLOv12 | YOLO26 |
|---|---|---|
| Summary | Attention-centric YOLO, still widely deployed. | The latest in the line most people mean by object detection. |
| COCO mAP | ~55 | ~55 |
| Speed | Very high | Very high |
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Family | Single stage | Single stage |
| Open vocabulary | No | No |
| Released | 2025 | 2026 |
| Category | Object Detection | Object Detection |
| Official | Ultralytics ↗ | Ultralytics ↗ |
Highlighted rows are where these differ.
Best for teams already on the YOLO toolchain.
Best for edge and mobile deployment.