Qwen2.5-Coder-32B-Instruct vs Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite vs Aya Expanse 32B
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite comes out ahead, 83 to 39 and 32 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.
Alibaba (Qwen)Qwen2.5-Coder-32B-Instruct
39/100- ECI—
- Price$0.66 / $1.00
- Context131K
- Our pick
GoogleGemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
83/100- ECI—
- Price$0.10 / $0.40
- Context1.05M
CohereAya Expanse 32B
32/100- ECI—
- Price$0.50 / $1.50
- Context128K
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is our pick
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is the better all-round choice, scoring 83/100 against Qwen2.5-Coder-32B-Instruct (39) and 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 · Qwen2.5-Coder-32B-Instruct $0.745 · Aya Expanse 32B $0.75 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextGemini 2.5 Flash-LiteGemini 2.5 Flash-Lite 1,048,576 · Qwen2.5-Coder-32B-Instruct 131,072 · Aya Expanse 32B 128,000 tokens
- Widest inputsGemini 2.5 Flash-LiteQwen2.5-Coder-32B-Instruct: Text · Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite: Text, Images, PDFs, Audio, Video · Aya Expanse 32B: Text
- Self-hostingQwen2.5-Coder-32B-Instruct and Aya Expanse 32BPublishes downloadable weights (CC-BY-NC-4.0)
| Measure | Weight | Qwen2.5-Coder-32B-Instruct | Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite | Aya Expanse 32B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 54 | 82 | 53 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 25 | 100 | 0 |
| Context window | 20% | 25 | 61 | 24 |
| Overall | 100% | 39/100 | 83/100 | 32/100 |
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 | Qwen2.5-Coder-32B-InstructAlibaba (Qwen) | Gemini 2.5 Flash-LiteGoogle | Aya Expanse 32BCohere |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $0.66 | $0.10 (best) | $0.50 |
| Output | $1.00 | $0.40 (best) | $1.50 |
| Cached input | — | $0.01 | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.745 | $0.175 (best) | $0.75 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Median of 7 providers | Official Google API | Official Cohere API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 131,072 tokens | 1,048,576 tokens (best) | 128,000 tokens |
| Max output | 8,192 tokens | 65,536 tokens (best) | 4,000 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | Yes | No |
| PDFs | No | Yes | No |
| Audio | No | Yes | No |
| Video | No | Yes | No |
| Reasoning | No | Yes | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | No |
| Structured output | No | Yes | No |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Open | Proprietary | OpenCC-BY-NC-4.0 |
| API model ID | — | gemini-2.5-flash-lite | c4ai-aya-expanse-32b |
| API providers | 7 | 24 (best) | 2 |
| Released | Nov 12, 2024 | Jun 17, 2025 | Oct 24, 2024 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | Jan 2025 | — |
What would a month cost?
Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.
- Qwen2.5-Coder-32B-Instruct$8.60
- Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite$1.80
- Aya Expanse 32B$8.00
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Qwen2.5-Coder-32B-Instruct, Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite or Aya Expanse 32B?
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is the better all-round choice, scoring 83/100 against Qwen2.5-Coder-32B-Instruct (39) and 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, Qwen2.5-Coder-32B-Instruct, 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). Qwen2.5-Coder-32B-Instruct costs $0.66 input / $1.00 output per million tokens (median across 7 API providers); 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 $0.745 for Qwen2.5-Coder-32B-Instruct (4.3× as much) and $0.75 for Aya Expanse 32B (4.3× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Qwen2.5-Coder-32B-Instruct has not been scored 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 Qwen2.5-Coder-32B-Instruct, 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 131,072 for Qwen2.5-Coder-32B-Instruct and 128,000 for Aya Expanse 32B. Maximum output per response: Qwen2.5-Coder-32B-Instruct up to 8,192, 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?
Qwen2.5-Coder-32B-Instruct accepts text; 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?
Qwen2.5-Coder-32B-Instruct and 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. Qwen2.5-Coder-32B-Instruct came out Nov 12, 2024; 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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