Aya Vision 32B vs Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite vs Phi-4-mini
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite comes out ahead, 78 to 25 and 15 on our weighted score.
CohereAya Vision 32B
15/100- ECI—
- Price—
- Context16K
- Our pick
GoogleGemini 2.0 Flash-Lite
78/100- ECI—
- Price—
- Context1.05M
MicrosoftPhi-4-mini
25/100- ECI—
- Price$0.075 / $0.30
- Context128K
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite is our pick
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite is the better all-round choice, scoring 78/100 against Phi-4-mini (25) and Aya Vision 32B (15). It leads on inputs & features and context window. 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
- Lowest pricePhi-4-miniPhi-4-mini $0.131 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend) · Aya Vision 32B and Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite unpriced
- Longest contextGemini 2.0 Flash-LiteGemini 2.0 Flash-Lite 1,048,576 · Phi-4-mini 128,000 · Aya Vision 32B 16,000 tokens
- Widest inputsGemini 2.0 Flash-LiteAya Vision 32B: Text, Images · Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: Text, Images, PDFs, Audio, Video · Phi-4-mini: Text
- Self-hostingAya Vision 32B and Phi-4-miniPublishes downloadable weights (CC-BY-NC-4.0)
| Measure | Weight | Aya Vision 32B | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Phi-4-mini |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inputs & features | 60% | 25 | 90 | 25 |
| Context window | 40% | 0 | 61 | 24 |
| Overall | 100% | 15/100 | 78/100 | 25/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability and price. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
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| Specification | Aya Vision 32BCohere | Gemini 2.0 Flash-LiteGoogle | Phi-4-miniMicrosoft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | — | — | $0.075 |
| Output | — | — | $0.30 |
| Cached input | — | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | — | — | $0.131 |
| Long-context rate | — | — | Same rate |
| Price source | — | — | Official Azure API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 16,000 tokens | 1,048,576 tokens (best) | 128,000 tokens |
| Max output | 4,000 tokens | 8,192 tokens (best) | 4,096 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | Yes | No |
| PDFs | No | Yes | No |
| Audio | No | Yes | No |
| Video | No | Yes | No |
| Reasoning | No | No | No |
| Tool calling | No | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | Yes | No |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | OpenCC-BY-NC-4.0 | Proprietary | Open |
| API model ID | c4ai-aya-vision-32b | — | phi-4-mini |
| API providers | 1 | — | 1 |
| Released | Mar 4, 2025 | Dec 11, 2024 | Dec 11, 2024 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | Jun 2024 | Oct 2023 |
What would a month cost?
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- Aya Vision 32B—
- Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite—
- Phi-4-mini$1.35
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Aya Vision 32B, Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite or Phi-4-mini?
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite is the better all-round choice, scoring 78/100 against Phi-4-mini (25) and Aya Vision 32B (15). It leads on inputs & features and context window. 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, Aya Vision 32B, Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite or Phi-4-mini?
Phi-4-mini is cheaper at $0.075 input / $0.30 output per million tokens (official Azure API price). . At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.131 per million tokens for Phi-4-mini versus . Aya Vision 32B and Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite has no published per-token price.
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Aya Vision 32B has not been scored yet, Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite has not been scored yet and Phi-4-mini has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Aya Vision 32B, Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite and Phi-4-mini yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that Aya Vision 32B does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.
Which has the bigger context window?
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite has the largest context window at 1,048,576 tokens, against 128,000 for Phi-4-mini and 16,000 for Aya Vision 32B. Maximum output per response: Aya Vision 32B up to 4,000, Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite up to 8,192, Phi-4-mini up to 4,096 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Aya Vision 32B accepts text and images; Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite accepts text, images, PDFs, audio and video; Phi-4-mini accepts text. Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Aya Vision 32B and Phi-4-mini publishes its weights (CC-BY-NC-4.0) and can be self-hosted; Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Aya Vision 32B is the newest, released Mar 4, 2025. Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite came out Dec 11, 2024; Phi-4-mini came out Dec 11, 2024. Knowledge cutoff: Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite Jun 2024, Phi-4-mini Oct 2023.
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.
