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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct vs Aya Expanse 32B

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct comes out ahead, 45 to 33 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Our pick

    NVIDIA

    Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct

    Released Apr 15, 2025

    45/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.478 / $0.504
    • Context128K
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  2. Cohere

    Aya Expanse 32B

    Released Oct 24, 2024

    33/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.50 / $1.50
    • Context128K
    Full specs Remove Aya Expanse 32B

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01 — Verdict

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct is our pick

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct is the better all-round choice, scoring 45/100 against Aya Expanse 32B (33). It leads on price and inputs & features. 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 priceLlama 3.1 Nemotron 70B InstructLlama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct $0.485 · Aya Expanse 32B $0.75 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextAbout the sameLlama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct 128,000 · Aya Expanse 32B 128,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsSame inputsLlama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct: Text · Aya Expanse 32B: Text
  • Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
How the score is built
MeasureWeightLlama 3.1 Nemotron 70B InstructAya Expanse 32B
Price50%6556
Inputs & features30%250
Context window20%2424
Overall100%45/10033/100

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.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct vs Aya Expanse 32B specifications side by side
SpecificationLlama 3.1 Nemotron 70B InstructNVIDIAAya Expanse 32BCohere
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$0.478 (best)$0.50
Output$0.504 (best)$1.50
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$0.485 (best)$0.75
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceMedian of 2 providersMedian of 1 providers
Limits
Context window128,000 tokens128,000 tokens
Max output8,192 tokens (best)4,000 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoNo
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningNoNo
Tool callingYesNo
Structured outputNoNo
Availability
WeightsOpenOpenCC-BY-NC-4.0
API model IDnvidia/llama-3.1-nemotron-70b-instructc4ai-aya-expanse-32b
API providers3 (best)2
ReleasedApr 15, 2025Oct 24, 2024
Knowledge cutoff——
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct$5.79
  • Aya Expanse 32B$8.00
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct or Aya Expanse 32B?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct is the better all-round choice, scoring 45/100 against Aya Expanse 32B (33). It leads on price and inputs & features. 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, Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct or Aya Expanse 32B?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct is cheaper at $0.478 input / $0.504 output per million tokens (median across 2 API providers; free on Nvidia). Aya Expanse 32B costs $0.50 input / $1.50 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.485 per million tokens for Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct versus $0.75 for Aya Expanse 32B (1.5× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct 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 Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct 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?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct and Aya Expanse 32B share the same 128,000-token context window. Maximum output per response: Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct up to 8,192, Aya Expanse 32B up to 4,000 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct accepts text; Aya Expanse 32B accepts text. They handle the same number of input types.

Are any of these open source?

Yes, both publish their weights (CC-BY-NC-4.0), so you can self-host them.

Which is newer?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct is the newest, released Apr 15, 2025. Aya Expanse 32B came out Oct 24, 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.

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