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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

Aya Expanse 32B vs Vision Small

Vision Small comes out ahead, 61 to 32 on our weighted score, though Aya Expanse 32B is 2.1× cheaper per token.

  1. Cohere

    Aya Expanse 32B

    Released Oct 24, 2024

    32/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.50 / $1.50
    • Context128K
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  2. Our pick

    Vispark

    Vision Small

    Released May 15, 2024

    61/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$1.05 / $3.16
    • Context1M
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01 — Verdict

Vision Small is our pick

Vision Small is the better all-round choice, scoring 61/100 against Aya Expanse 32B (32). It leads on inputs & features and context window. Aya Expanse 32B wins on price. 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 · Vision Small $1.58 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextVision SmallVision Small 1,000,000 · Aya Expanse 32B 128,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsVision SmallAya Expanse 32B: Text · Vision Small: Text, Images, PDFs, Audio, Video
  • Self-hostingAya Expanse 32BPublishes downloadable weights (CC-BY-NC-4.0)
How the score is built
MeasureWeightAya Expanse 32BVision Small
Price50%5339
Inputs & features30%0100
Context window20%2460
Overall100%32/10061/100

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 Vision Small specifications side by side
SpecificationAya Expanse 32BCohereVision SmallVispark
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$0.50 (best)$1.05
Output$1.50 (best)$3.16
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$0.75 (best)$1.58
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceOfficial Cohere APIOfficial Vispark API
Limits
Context window128,000 tokens1,000,000 tokens (best)
Max output4,000 tokens65,536 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoYes
PDFsNoYes
AudioNoYes
VideoNoYes
ReasoningNoYes
Tool callingNoYes
Structured outputNoYes
Availability
WeightsOpenCC-BY-NC-4.0Proprietary
API model IDc4ai-aya-expanse-32bvispark/vision-small
API providers2 (best)1
ReleasedOct 24, 2024May 15, 2024
Knowledge cutoff——
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Aya Expanse 32B$8.00
  • Vision Small$16.82
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Aya Expanse 32B or Vision Small?

Vision Small is the better all-round choice, scoring 61/100 against Aya Expanse 32B (32). It leads on inputs & features and context window. Aya Expanse 32B wins on price. 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 Vision Small?

Aya Expanse 32B is cheaper at $0.50 input / $1.50 output per million tokens (official Cohere API price). Vision Small costs $1.05 input / $3.16 output per million tokens (official Vispark 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 $1.58 for Vision Small (2.1× 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 Vision Small has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Aya Expanse 32B and Vision Small 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?

Vision Small has the largest context window at 1,000,000 tokens, against 128,000 for Aya Expanse 32B. Maximum output per response: Aya Expanse 32B up to 4,000, Vision Small up to 65,536 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Aya Expanse 32B accepts text; Vision Small accepts text, images, PDFs, audio and video. Vision Small handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Aya Expanse 32B publishes its weights (CC-BY-NC-4.0) and can be self-hosted; Vision Small is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Aya Expanse 32B is the newest, released Oct 24, 2024. Vision Small came out May 15, 2024.

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 Nov 2, 2026.

05 — Keep comparing

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