Aya Vision 32B vs Magistral Medium vs Phi-4-mini
Magistral Medium comes out ahead, 31 to 25 and 15 on our weighted score, though Phi-4-mini is 21× cheaper per token.
CohereAya Vision 32B
15/100- ECI—
- Price—
- Context16K
- Our pick
Mistral AIMagistral Medium
31/100- ECI—
- Price$2.00 / $5.00
- Context128K
MicrosoftPhi-4-mini
25/100- ECI—
- Price$0.075 / $0.30
- Context128K
Magistral Medium is our pick
Magistral Medium is the better all-round choice, scoring 31/100 against Phi-4-mini (25) and Aya Vision 32B (15). 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
- Lowest pricePhi-4-miniPhi-4-mini $0.131 · Magistral Medium $2.75 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend) · Aya Vision 32B unpriced
- Longest contextMagistral Medium and Phi-4-miniMagistral Medium 128,000 · Phi-4-mini 128,000 · Aya Vision 32B 16,000 tokens
- Widest inputsAya Vision 32BAya Vision 32B: Text, Images · Magistral Medium: Text · Phi-4-mini: Text
- Self-hostingAya Vision 32B and Phi-4-miniPublishes downloadable weights (CC-BY-NC-4.0)
| Measure | Weight | Aya Vision 32B | Magistral Medium | Phi-4-mini |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inputs & features | 60% | 25 | 35 | 25 |
| Context window | 40% | 0 | 24 | 24 |
| Overall | 100% | 15/100 | 31/100 | 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
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | Aya Vision 32BCohere | Magistral MediumMistral AI | Phi-4-miniMicrosoft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | — | $2.00 | $0.075 (best) |
| Output | — | $5.00 | $0.30 (best) |
| Cached input | — | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | — | $2.75 | $0.131 (best) |
| Long-context rate | — | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | — | Official Mistral API | Official Azure API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 16,000 tokens | 128,000 tokens (best) | 128,000 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 4,000 tokens | 16,384 tokens (best) | 4,096 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | No | No |
| PDFs | No | No | No |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | No | No | No |
| Reasoning | No | Yes | No |
| Tool calling | No | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No | No |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | OpenCC-BY-NC-4.0 | Proprietary | Open |
| API model ID | c4ai-aya-vision-32b | magistral-medium-latest | phi-4-mini |
| API providers | 1 | 4 (best) | 1 |
| Released | Mar 4, 2025 | Mar 17, 2025 | Dec 11, 2024 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | Jun 2025 | Oct 2023 |
What would a month cost?
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- Aya Vision 32B—
- Magistral Medium$30.00
- Phi-4-mini$1.35
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Aya Vision 32B, Magistral Medium or Phi-4-mini?
Magistral Medium is the better all-round choice, scoring 31/100 against Phi-4-mini (25) and Aya Vision 32B (15). 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, Aya Vision 32B, Magistral Medium or Phi-4-mini?
Phi-4-mini is cheaper at $0.075 input / $0.30 output per million tokens (official Azure API price). Magistral Medium costs $2.00 input / $5.00 output per million tokens (official Mistral 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 $2.75 for Magistral Medium (21× as much). Aya Vision 32B 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, Magistral Medium 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, Magistral Medium 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?
Magistral Medium and Phi-4-mini have the largest context windows (128,000 and 128,000 tokens), against 16,000 for Aya Vision 32B. Maximum output per response: Aya Vision 32B up to 4,000, Magistral Medium up to 16,384, Phi-4-mini up to 4,096 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Aya Vision 32B accepts text and images; Magistral Medium accepts text; Phi-4-mini accepts text. Aya Vision 32B 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; Magistral Medium is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Magistral Medium is the newest, released Mar 17, 2025. Aya Vision 32B came out Mar 4, 2025; Phi-4-mini came out Dec 11, 2024. Knowledge cutoff: Magistral Medium Jun 2025, 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.
