Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct vs Aya Vision 32B vs Pixtral Large (25.02)
Pixtral Large (25.02) comes out ahead, 40 to 30 and 15 on our weighted score.
Alibaba (Qwen)Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct
30/100- ECI—
- Price$1.50 / $7.50
- Context262K
CohereAya Vision 32B
15/100- ECI—
- Price—
- Context16K
- Our pick
Mistral AIPixtral Large (25.02)
40/100- ECI—
- Price$2.00 / $6.00
- Context128K
Pixtral Large (25.02) is our pick
Pixtral Large (25.02) is the better all-round choice, scoring 40/100 against Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct (30) and Aya Vision 32B (15). It leads on inputs & features. Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct wins on context window. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. 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 priceQwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct and Pixtral Large (25.02)Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct $3.00 · Pixtral Large (25.02) $3.00 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend) · Aya Vision 32B unpriced
- Longest contextQwen3-Coder 480B-A35B InstructQwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct 262,144 · Pixtral Large (25.02) 128,000 · Aya Vision 32B 16,000 tokens
- Widest inputsAya Vision 32B and Pixtral Large (25.02)Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: Text · Aya Vision 32B: Text, Images · Pixtral Large (25.02): Text, Images
- Self-hostingQwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct and Aya Vision 32BPublishes downloadable weights (CC-BY-NC-4.0)
| Measure | Weight | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct | Aya Vision 32B | Pixtral Large (25.02) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inputs & features | 60% | 25 | 25 | 50 |
| Context window | 40% | 37 | 0 | 24 |
| Overall | 100% | 30/100 | 15/100 | 40/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability and price. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B InstructAlibaba (Qwen) | Aya Vision 32BCohere | Pixtral Large (25.02)Mistral AI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $1.50 (best) | — | $2.00 |
| Output | $7.50 | — | $6.00 (best) |
| Cached input | — | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $3.00 | — | $3.00 |
| Long-context rate | Over 32K: $2.70 / $13.50 | — | Same rate |
| Price source | Official Alibaba API | — | Median of 3 providers |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 262,144 tokens (best) | 16,000 tokens | 128,000 tokens |
| Max output | 65,536 tokens (best) | 4,000 tokens | 8,192 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | Yes | Yes |
| PDFs | No | No | No |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | No | No | No |
| Reasoning | No | No | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | No | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No | No |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Open | OpenCC-BY-NC-4.0 | Proprietary |
| API model ID | qwen3-coder-480b-a35b-instruct | c4ai-aya-vision-32b | — |
| API providers | 7 (best) | 1 | 3 |
| Released | Apr 2025 | Mar 4, 2025 | Apr 8, 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Apr 2025 | — | — |
What would a month cost?
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- Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct$30.00
- Aya Vision 32B—
- Pixtral Large (25.02)$32.00
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct, Aya Vision 32B or Pixtral Large (25.02)?
Pixtral Large (25.02) is the better all-round choice, scoring 40/100 against Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct (30) and Aya Vision 32B (15). It leads on inputs & features. Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct wins on context window. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct, Aya Vision 32B or Pixtral Large (25.02)?
Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct is cheaper at $1.50 input / $7.50 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price). Pixtral Large (25.02) costs $2.00 input / $6.00 output per million tokens (median across 3 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $3.00 per million tokens for Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct versus $3.00 for Pixtral Large (25.02) (1× as much). Aya Vision 32B has no published per-token price.
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct has not been scored yet, Aya Vision 32B has not been scored yet and Pixtral Large (25.02) has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct, Aya Vision 32B and Pixtral Large (25.02) yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that Aya Vision 32B does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.
Which has the bigger context window?
Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct has the largest context window at 262,144 tokens, against 128,000 for Pixtral Large (25.02) and 16,000 for Aya Vision 32B. Maximum output per response: Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct up to 65,536, Aya Vision 32B up to 4,000, Pixtral Large (25.02) up to 8,192 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct accepts text; Aya Vision 32B accepts text and images; Pixtral Large (25.02) accepts text and images. Aya Vision 32B handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct and Aya Vision 32B publishes its weights (CC-BY-NC-4.0) and can be self-hosted; Pixtral Large (25.02) is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Pixtral Large (25.02) is the newest, released Apr 8, 2025. Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct came out Apr 2025; Aya Vision 32B came out Mar 4, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct Apr 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 Oct 4, 2026.
