Aya Vision 32B vs QVQ Max
QVQ Max comes out ahead, 46 to 15 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.
CohereAya Vision 32B
15/100- ECI—
- Price—
- Context16K
- Our pick
Alibaba (Qwen)QVQ Max
46/100- ECI—
- Price$1.20 / $4.80
- Context131K
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QVQ Max is our pick
QVQ Max is the better all-round choice, scoring 46/100 against 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 priceQVQ MaxQVQ Max $2.10 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend) · Aya Vision 32B unpriced
- Longest contextQVQ MaxQVQ Max 131,072 · Aya Vision 32B 16,000 tokens
- Widest inputsSame inputsAya Vision 32B: Text, Images · QVQ Max: Text, Images
- Self-hostingAya Vision 32BPublishes downloadable weights (CC-BY-NC-4.0)
| Measure | Weight | Aya Vision 32B | QVQ Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inputs & features | 60% | 25 | 60 |
| Context window | 40% | 0 | 24 |
| Overall | 100% | 15/100 | 46/100 |
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 | QVQ MaxAlibaba (Qwen) |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | — | $1.20 |
| Output | — | $4.80 |
| Cached input | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | — | $2.10 |
| Long-context rate | — | Same rate |
| Price source | — | Official Alibaba API |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 16,000 tokens | 131,072 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 4,000 tokens | 8,192 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | Yes |
| PDFs | No | No |
| Audio | No | No |
| Video | No | No |
| Reasoning | No | Yes |
| Tool calling | No | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | OpenCC-BY-NC-4.0 | Proprietary |
| API model ID | c4ai-aya-vision-32b | qvq-max |
| API providers | 1 | 1 |
| Released | Mar 4, 2025 | Mar 25, 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | Apr 2024 |
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- Aya Vision 32B—
- QVQ Max$21.60
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Aya Vision 32B or QVQ Max?
QVQ Max is the better all-round choice, scoring 46/100 against 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 or QVQ Max?
QVQ Max is cheaper at $1.20 input / $4.80 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price). . At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $2.10 per million tokens for QVQ Max versus . Aya Vision 32B has no published per-token price.
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Aya Vision 32B has not been scored yet and QVQ Max has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Aya Vision 32B and QVQ Max 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?
QVQ Max has the largest context window at 131,072 tokens, against 16,000 for Aya Vision 32B. Maximum output per response: Aya Vision 32B up to 4,000, QVQ Max up to 8,192 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Aya Vision 32B accepts text and images; QVQ Max accepts text and images. They handle the same number of input types.
Are any of these open source?
Aya Vision 32B publishes its weights (CC-BY-NC-4.0) and can be self-hosted; QVQ Max is proprietary.
Which is newer?
QVQ Max is the newest, released Mar 25, 2025. Aya Vision 32B came out Mar 4, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: QVQ Max Apr 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 Oct 4, 2026.
