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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite vs Aya Expanse 32B

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite comes out ahead, 83 to 32 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Our pick

    Google

    Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

    Released Jun 17, 2025

    83/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.10 / $0.40
    • Context1.05M
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  2. Cohere

    Aya Expanse 32B

    Released Oct 24, 2024

    32/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.50 / $1.50
    • Context128K
    Full specs Remove Aya Expanse 32B

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01 — Verdict

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is our pick

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is the better all-round choice, scoring 83/100 against Aya Expanse 32B (32). It leads on price, inputs & features 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 priceGemini 2.5 Flash-LiteGemini 2.5 Flash-Lite $0.175 · Aya Expanse 32B $0.75 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextGemini 2.5 Flash-LiteGemini 2.5 Flash-Lite 1,048,576 · Aya Expanse 32B 128,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsGemini 2.5 Flash-LiteGemini 2.5 Flash-Lite: Text, Images, PDFs, Audio, Video · Aya Expanse 32B: Text
  • Self-hostingAya Expanse 32BPublishes downloadable weights (CC-BY-NC-4.0)
How the score is built
MeasureWeightGemini 2.5 Flash-LiteAya Expanse 32B
Price50%8253
Inputs & features30%1000
Context window20%6124
Overall100%83/10032/100

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.

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite vs Aya Expanse 32B specifications side by side
SpecificationGemini 2.5 Flash-LiteGoogleAya Expanse 32BCohere
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$0.10 (best)$0.50
Output$0.40 (best)$1.50
Cached input$0.01—
Blended (3:1)$0.175 (best)$0.75
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceOfficial Google APIOfficial Cohere API
Limits
Context window1,048,576 tokens (best)128,000 tokens
Max output65,536 tokens (best)4,000 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesYesNo
PDFsYesNo
AudioYesNo
VideoYesNo
ReasoningYesNo
Tool callingYesNo
Structured outputYesNo
Availability
WeightsProprietaryOpenCC-BY-NC-4.0
API model IDgemini-2.5-flash-litec4ai-aya-expanse-32b
API providers24 (best)2
ReleasedJun 17, 2025Oct 24, 2024
Knowledge cutoffJan 2025—
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite$1.80
  • Aya Expanse 32B$8.00
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite or Aya Expanse 32B?

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is the better all-round choice, scoring 83/100 against Aya Expanse 32B (32). It leads on price, inputs & features 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, Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite or Aya Expanse 32B?

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is cheaper at $0.10 input / $0.40 output per million tokens (official Google API price). Aya Expanse 32B costs $0.50 input / $1.50 output per million tokens (official Cohere API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.175 per million tokens for Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite versus $0.75 for Aya Expanse 32B (4.3× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite has not been scored yet and Aya Expanse 32B has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite and Aya Expanse 32B 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?

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite has the largest context window at 1,048,576 tokens, against 128,000 for Aya Expanse 32B. Maximum output per response: Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite up to 65,536, Aya Expanse 32B up to 4,000 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite accepts text, images, PDFs, audio and video; Aya Expanse 32B accepts text. Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite 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; Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is the newest, released Jun 17, 2025. Aya Expanse 32B came out Oct 24, 2024. Knowledge cutoff: Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Jan 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 Nov 2, 2026.

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