Qwen Flash vs Palmyra X5 vs Voxtral Small 24B 2507
Qwen Flash comes out ahead, 68 to 55 and 48 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.
- Our pick
Alibaba (Qwen)Qwen Flash
68/100- ECI—
- Price$0.05 / $0.40
- Context1M
Writer
Palmyra X5
48/100- ECI—
- Price$0.60 / $6.00
- Context1M
Mistral AIVoxtral Small 24B 2507
55/100- ECI—
- Price$0.10 / $0.30
- Context33K
Qwen Flash is our pick
Qwen Flash is the better all-round choice, scoring 68/100 against Voxtral Small 24B 2507 (55) and Palmyra X5 (48). It leads on price. Palmyra X5 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 priceQwen FlashQwen Flash $0.138 · Voxtral Small 24B 2507 $0.15 · Palmyra X5 $1.95 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextQwen Flash and Palmyra X5Qwen Flash 1,000,000 · Palmyra X5 1,000,000 · Voxtral Small 24B 2507 32,768 tokens
- Widest inputsPalmyra X5 and Voxtral Small 24B 2507Qwen Flash: Text · Palmyra X5: Text, Images · Voxtral Small 24B 2507: Text, Audio
- Self-hostingVoxtral Small 24B 2507Publishes downloadable weights (Apache 2.0)
| Measure | Weight | Qwen Flash | Palmyra X5 | Voxtral Small 24B 2507 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 91 | 36 | 89 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 35 | 60 | 35 |
| Context window | 20% | 60 | 60 | 0 |
| Overall | 100% | 68/100 | 48/100 | 55/100 |
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 | Qwen FlashAlibaba (Qwen) | Palmyra X5Writer | Voxtral Small 24B 2507Mistral AI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $0.05 (best) | $0.60 | $0.10 |
| Output | $0.40 | $6.00 | $0.30 (best) |
| Cached input | — | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.138 (best) | $1.95 | $0.15 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Official Alibaba API | Median of 1 providers | Official Mistral API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens (best) | 1,000,000 tokens (best) | 32,768 tokens |
| Max output | 32,768 tokens (best) | 8,192 tokens | 32,768 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | Yes | No |
| PDFs | No | No | No |
| Audio | No | No | Yes |
| Video | No | No | No |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No | No |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary | OpenApache 2.0 |
| API model ID | qwen-flash | — | voxtral-small-latest |
| API providers | 6 | 1 | 7 (best) |
| Released | Jul 28, 2025 | Apr 28, 2025 | Jul 15, 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Apr 2024 | — | — |
What would a month cost?
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- Qwen Flash$1.30
- Palmyra X5$18.00
- Voxtral Small 24B 2507$1.60
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Qwen Flash, Palmyra X5 or Voxtral Small 24B 2507?
Qwen Flash is the better all-round choice, scoring 68/100 against Voxtral Small 24B 2507 (55) and Palmyra X5 (48). It leads on price. Palmyra X5 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, Qwen Flash, Palmyra X5 or Voxtral Small 24B 2507?
Qwen Flash is cheaper at $0.05 input / $0.40 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price). Voxtral Small 24B 2507 costs $0.10 input / $0.30 output per million tokens (official Mistral API price); Palmyra X5 costs $0.60 input / $6.00 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.138 per million tokens for Qwen Flash versus $0.15 for Voxtral Small 24B 2507 (1.1× as much) and $1.95 for Palmyra X5 (14× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Qwen Flash has not been scored yet, Palmyra X5 has not been scored yet and Voxtral Small 24B 2507 has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Qwen Flash, Palmyra X5 and Voxtral Small 24B 2507 yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. All three support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
Qwen Flash and Palmyra X5 have the largest context windows (1,000,000 and 1,000,000 tokens), against 32,768 for Voxtral Small 24B 2507. Maximum output per response: Qwen Flash up to 32,768, Palmyra X5 up to 8,192, Voxtral Small 24B 2507 up to 32,768 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Qwen Flash accepts text; Palmyra X5 accepts text and images; Voxtral Small 24B 2507 accepts text and audio. Palmyra X5 handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Voxtral Small 24B 2507 publishes its weights (Apache 2.0) and can be self-hosted; Qwen Flash and Palmyra X5 is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Qwen Flash is the newest, released Jul 28, 2025. Voxtral Small 24B 2507 came out Jul 15, 2025; Palmyra X5 came out Apr 28, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Qwen Flash 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.
