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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

ALLaM-2-7b vs Aya Vision 32B

Aya Vision 32B comes out ahead, 15 to 0 on our weighted score.

  1. SDAIA

    ALLaM-2-7b

    Released Jan 23, 2025

    0/100
    • ECI—
    • Price—
    • Context4K
  2. Our pick

    Cohere

    Aya Vision 32B

    Released Mar 4, 2025

    15/100
    • ECI—
    • Price—
    • Context16K
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01 — Verdict

Aya Vision 32B is our pick

Aya Vision 32B is the better all-round choice, scoring 15/100 against ALLaM-2-7b (0). It leads on inputs & features. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

  • CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
  • Longest contextAya Vision 32BAya Vision 32B 16,000 · ALLaM-2-7b 4,096 tokens
  • Widest inputsAya Vision 32BALLaM-2-7b: Text · Aya Vision 32B: Text, Images
  • Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
How the score is built
MeasureWeightALLaM-2-7bAya Vision 32B
Inputs & features60%025
Context window40%00
Overall100%0/10015/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability and price. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

ALLaM-2-7b vs Aya Vision 32B specifications side by side
SpecificationALLaM-2-7bSDAIAAya Vision 32BCohere
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input——
Output——
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)——
Long-context rate——
Price source——
Limits
Context window4,096 tokens16,000 tokens (best)
Max output4,096 tokens (best)4,000 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoYes
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningNoNo
Tool callingNoNo
Structured outputNoNo
Availability
WeightsOpenOpenCC-BY-NC-4.0
API model ID—c4ai-aya-vision-32b
API providers2 (best)1
ReleasedJan 23, 2025Mar 4, 2025
Knowledge cutoff——
03 — Cost

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04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: ALLaM-2-7b or Aya Vision 32B?

Aya Vision 32B is the better all-round choice, scoring 15/100 against ALLaM-2-7b (0). It leads on inputs & features. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

Which is cheaper, ALLaM-2-7b or Aya Vision 32B?

None of these models has a published per-token price.

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. ALLaM-2-7b has not been scored yet and Aya Vision 32B has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for ALLaM-2-7b and Aya Vision 32B yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that ALLaM-2-7b and Aya Vision 32B does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.

Which has the bigger context window?

Aya Vision 32B has the largest context window at 16,000 tokens, against 4,096 for ALLaM-2-7b. Maximum output per response: ALLaM-2-7b up to 4,096, Aya Vision 32B up to 4,000 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

ALLaM-2-7b accepts text; Aya Vision 32B accepts text and images. Aya Vision 32B handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Yes, both publish their weights (CC-BY-NC-4.0), so you can self-host them.

Which is newer?

Aya Vision 32B is the newest, released Mar 4, 2025. ALLaM-2-7b came out Jan 23, 2025.

How do you decide the winner?

Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.