Your credit score calculated by one model can very well be higher than your score with another because of the differences in how VantageScore and FICO weigh certain factors. That doesn't necessarily mean that VantageScore will always be higher than your FICO score. For example, you may have recently applied for a new credit card, which will affect your FICO score slightly more than your VantageScore since new credit makes up 10% of your FICO score and 5% of your VantageScore.