Palmyra X4 vs Aya Expanse 32B vs Command R+
Aya Expanse 32B comes out ahead, 33 to 25 and 22 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.
Writer
Palmyra X4
25/100- ECI—
- Price$2.50 / $10.00
- Context128K
- Our pick
CohereAya Expanse 32B
33/100- ECI—
- Price$0.50 / $1.50
- Context128K
- Cohere
Command R+
22/100- ECI—
- Price$2.50 / $10.00
- Context128K
Aya Expanse 32B is our pick
Aya Expanse 32B is the better all-round choice, scoring 33/100 against Palmyra X4 (25) and Command R+ (22). It leads on price. Palmyra X4 wins on 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 priceAya Expanse 32BAya Expanse 32B $0.75 · Palmyra X4 $4.38 · Command R+ $4.38 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextAbout the samePalmyra X4 128,000 · Aya Expanse 32B 128,000 · Command R+ 128,000 tokens
- Widest inputsSame inputsPalmyra X4: Text · Aya Expanse 32B: Text · Command R+: Text
- Self-hostingAya Expanse 32B and Command R+Publishes downloadable weights (CC-BY-NC-4.0)
| Measure | Weight | Palmyra X4 | Aya Expanse 32B | Command R+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 19 | 56 | 19 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 35 | 0 | 25 |
| Context window | 20% | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Overall | 100% | 25/100 | 33/100 | 22/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | Palmyra X4Writer | Aya Expanse 32BCohere | Command R+Cohere |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $2.50 | $0.50 (best) | $2.50 |
| Output | $10.00 | $1.50 (best) | $10.00 |
| Cached input | — | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $4.38 | $0.75 (best) | $4.38 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Median of 1 providers | Median of 1 providers | Official Cohere API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 128,000 tokens | 128,000 tokens | 128,000 tokens |
| Max output | 4,096 tokens (best) | 4,000 tokens | 4,000 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | No | No |
| PDFs | No | No | No |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | No | No | No |
| Reasoning | Yes | No | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | No | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No | No |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Proprietary | OpenCC-BY-NC-4.0 | Open |
| API model ID | — | c4ai-aya-expanse-32b | command-r-plus-08-2024 |
| API providers | 1 | 2 | 7 (best) |
| Released | Oct 9, 2024 | Oct 24, 2024 | Aug 30, 2024 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — | Jun 1, 2024 |
What would a month cost?
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- Palmyra X4$45.00
- Aya Expanse 32B$8.00
- Command R+$45.00
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Palmyra X4, Aya Expanse 32B or Command R+?
Aya Expanse 32B is the better all-round choice, scoring 33/100 against Palmyra X4 (25) and Command R+ (22). It leads on price. Palmyra X4 wins on 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, Palmyra X4, Aya Expanse 32B or Command R+?
Aya Expanse 32B is cheaper at $0.50 input / $1.50 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). Palmyra X4 costs $2.50 input / $10.00 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider); Command R+ costs $2.50 input / $10.00 output per million tokens (official Cohere API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.75 per million tokens for Aya Expanse 32B versus $4.38 for Palmyra X4 (5.8× as much) and $4.38 for Command R+ (5.8× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Palmyra X4 has not been scored yet, Aya Expanse 32B has not been scored yet and Command R+ has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Palmyra X4, Aya Expanse 32B and Command R+ 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?
Palmyra X4, Aya Expanse 32B and Command R+ share the same 128,000-token context window. Maximum output per response: Palmyra X4 up to 4,096, Aya Expanse 32B up to 4,000, Command R+ up to 4,000 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Palmyra X4 accepts text; Aya Expanse 32B accepts text; Command R+ accepts text. They handle the same number of input types.
Are any of these open source?
Aya Expanse 32B and Command R+ publishes its weights (CC-BY-NC-4.0) and can be self-hosted; Palmyra X4 is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Aya Expanse 32B is the newest, released Oct 24, 2024. Palmyra X4 came out Oct 9, 2024; Command R+ came out Aug 30, 2024. Knowledge cutoff: Command R+ Jun 1, 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.
