Model comparison · robotics
Gemini Robotics 2 vs SmolVLA 450M
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Google DeepMind · previewGemini Robotics 2Verified Aug 28, 2026
Hugging Face LeRobot · activeSmolVLA 450MVerified Aug 28, 2026
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| Field | Gemini Robotics 2 | SmolVLA 450M |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Google DeepMind | Hugging Face LeRobot |
| Family | Gemini Robotics | SmolVLA |
| Model | Gemini Robotics 2 | SmolVLA 450M |
| Version | 2 | 450M |
| Lifecycle | preview | active |
| Input modalities | Text, Image, Robot state | Text, Image, Robot state |
| Output modalities | Robot action | Robot action |
| Context window | Unknown | Unknown |
| Total parameters | Unknown | 450000000 |
| Active parameters | Unknown | Unknown |
| License | Unknown | apache-2.0 |
| Open weights | No | Yes |
| API available | Unknown | No |
| Self-hostable | Unknown | Yes |
| Capabilities | cross-embodiment, dexterous-manipulation, whole-body-control, multi-robot-collaboration | asynchronous-inference, fine-tuning, low-cost-hardware, manipulation |
| Robotics model type | Vision-language-action model | Vision-language-action model |
| Action representation | Motor-control actions | Continuous action chunks from a flow-matching action expert |
| Control architecture | Vision-language-action model | SmolVLM2 backbone with flow-matching action expert |
| Inference location | Unknown | On device |
| Native control rate (Hz) | Unknown | Unknown |
| Supported embodiments | Apptronik Apollo 2 with Inspire hands, Apptronik Apollo 2 with Sharpa hands, Franka Duo with Robotiq gripper | SO-100, SO-101, LeKiwi, LIBERO Franka |
| Training data | Not disclosed in the cited model page. | Compatibly licensed LeRobot community datasets totaling fewer than 30,000 episodes in the cited release. |
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Gemini Robotics 2 capabilities
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SmolVLA 450M capabilities
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Canonical IDlerobot/smolvla_base
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