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Mage VL vs Perceptron Mk1

Mage VL (Microsoft) and Perceptron Mk1 (Perceptron) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 3 September 2026

As of 3 September 2026, Mage VL holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#148 vs #151); and Mage VL ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose Mage VL if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #148 against #151 (23.0 vs 23.0 points).
  • you want to self-host: Mage VL ships open weights while Perceptron Mk1 is api only.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Mage VL was listed 25 July 2026, Perceptron Mk1 12 May 2026.

Choose Perceptron Mk1 if…

  • you want provider choice — 1 listed API providers against 0.

Mage VL vs Perceptron Mk1: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Mage VL and Perceptron Mk1
FieldMage VLMicrosoftPerceptron Mk1Perceptron
ModelCap Index position#148#151
Index score23.023.0
EvidenceEstimatedEstimated
Input price / 1M tokensUnlisted$0.15
Output price / 1M tokensUnlisted$1.50
Context window— tokens33K tokens
Max output tokens—8K
API providers listed01
Weight accessOpen weightsAPI only
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image, Video
First listed25 July 202612 May 2026
PublisherMicrosoftPerceptron

Evidence: global corpus prior · leave-one-anchor-out calibrated · global corpus prior · leave-one-anchor-out calibrated. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Mage VL vs Perceptron Mk1

Neither model has a published result on a public benchmark board ModelCap tracks yet.

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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Mage VL vs Perceptron Mk1: common questions

Is Mage VL better than Perceptron Mk1?

Mage VL ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 3 September 2026: #148 against #151. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it.

Is Mage VL cheaper than Perceptron Mk1?

At least one of the two has no listed API price on ModelCap right now, so no price comparison is made.

Which has the bigger context window, Mage VL or Perceptron Mk1?

Both publish a —-token context window.

Which is better for coding, Mage VL or Perceptron Mk1?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are Mage VL and Perceptron Mk1 open-weight models?

Mage VL: Open weights. Perceptron Mk1: API only. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run Mage VL and Perceptron Mk1?

ModelCap currently lists 0 API providers for Mage VL and 1 for Perceptron Mk1, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Mage VL vs Perceptron Mk1 comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 3 September 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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