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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Aya Expanse 32B vs GLM-4.5V

GLM-4.5V comes out ahead, 49 to 33 on our weighted score, though Aya Expanse 32B is 17% cheaper per token.

  1. Cohere

    Aya Expanse 32B

    Released Oct 24, 2024

    33/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.50 / $1.50
    • Context128K
    Full specs Remove Aya Expanse 32B
  2. Our pick

    Z.ai (Zhipu)

    GLM-4.5V

    Released Aug 11, 2025

    49/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.60 / $1.80
    • Context64K
    Full specs Remove GLM-4.5V

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01 — Verdict

GLM-4.5V is our pick

GLM-4.5V is the better all-round choice, scoring 49/100 against Aya Expanse 32B (33). It leads on inputs & features. Aya Expanse 32B wins on price and context window. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. 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
  • Lowest priceAya Expanse 32BAya Expanse 32B $0.75 · GLM-4.5V $0.90 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextAya Expanse 32BAya Expanse 32B 128,000 · GLM-4.5V 64,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsGLM-4.5VAya Expanse 32B: Text · GLM-4.5V: Text, Images, Video
  • Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
How the score is built
MeasureWeightAya Expanse 32BGLM-4.5V
Price50%5652
Inputs & features30%070
Context window20%2412
Overall100%33/10049/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. 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.

Aya Expanse 32B vs GLM-4.5V specifications side by side
SpecificationAya Expanse 32BCohereGLM-4.5VZ.ai (Zhipu)
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$0.50 (best)$0.60
Output$1.50 (best)$1.80
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$0.75 (best)$0.90
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceMedian of 1 providersOfficial Z.AI API
Limits
Context window128,000 tokens (best)64,000 tokens
Max output4,000 tokens16,384 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoYes
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoNoYes
ReasoningNoYes
Tool callingNoYes
Structured outputNoNo
Availability
WeightsOpenCC-BY-NC-4.0Open
API model IDc4ai-aya-expanse-32bglm-4.5v
API providers211 (best)
ReleasedOct 24, 2024Aug 11, 2025
Knowledge cutoff—Apr 2025
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Aya Expanse 32B$8.00
  • GLM-4.5V$9.60
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Aya Expanse 32B or GLM-4.5V?

GLM-4.5V is the better all-round choice, scoring 49/100 against Aya Expanse 32B (33). It leads on inputs & features. Aya Expanse 32B wins on price and context window. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

Which is cheaper, Aya Expanse 32B or GLM-4.5V?

Aya Expanse 32B is cheaper at $0.50 input / $1.50 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). GLM-4.5V costs $0.60 input / $1.80 output per million tokens (official Z.AI API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.75 per million tokens for Aya Expanse 32B versus $0.90 for GLM-4.5V (1.2× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Aya Expanse 32B has not been scored yet and GLM-4.5V has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Aya Expanse 32B and GLM-4.5V yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that Aya Expanse 32B does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.

Which has the bigger context window?

Aya Expanse 32B has the largest context window at 128,000 tokens, against 64,000 for GLM-4.5V. Maximum output per response: Aya Expanse 32B up to 4,000, GLM-4.5V up to 16,384 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Aya Expanse 32B accepts text; GLM-4.5V accepts text, images and video. GLM-4.5V 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?

GLM-4.5V is the newest, released Aug 11, 2025. Aya Expanse 32B came out Oct 24, 2024. Knowledge cutoff: GLM-4.5V Apr 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.

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