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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct vs Aya Vision 32B

Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct comes out ahead, 30 to 15 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Our pick

    Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct

    Released Apr 2025

    30/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$1.50 / $7.50
    • Context262K
    Full specs Remove Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct

  2. Cohere

    Aya Vision 32B

    Released Mar 4, 2025

    15/100
    • ECI—
    • Price—
    • Context16K
    Full specs Remove Aya Vision 32B

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01 — Verdict

Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct is our pick

Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct is the better all-round choice, scoring 30/100 against Aya Vision 32B (15). It leads 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 InstructQwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct $3.00 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend) · Aya Vision 32B unpriced
  • Longest contextQwen3-Coder 480B-A35B InstructQwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct 262,144 · Aya Vision 32B 16,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsAya Vision 32BQwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: Text · Aya Vision 32B: Text, Images
  • Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
How the score is built
MeasureWeightQwen3-Coder 480B-A35B InstructAya Vision 32B
Inputs & features60%2525
Context window40%370
Overall100%30/10015/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability and price. 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.

Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct vs Aya Vision 32B specifications side by side
SpecificationQwen3-Coder 480B-A35B InstructAlibaba (Qwen)Aya Vision 32BCohere
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$1.50—
Output$7.50—
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$3.00—
Long-context rateOver 32K: $2.70 / $13.50—
Price sourceOfficial Alibaba API—
Limits
Context window262,144 tokens (best)16,000 tokens
Max output65,536 tokens (best)4,000 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoYes
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningNoNo
Tool callingYesNo
Structured outputNoNo
Availability
WeightsOpenOpenCC-BY-NC-4.0
API model IDqwen3-coder-480b-a35b-instructc4ai-aya-vision-32b
API providers7 (best)1
ReleasedApr 2025Mar 4, 2025
Knowledge cutoffApr 2025—
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct$30.00
  • Aya Vision 32B—
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct or Aya Vision 32B?

Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct is the better all-round choice, scoring 30/100 against Aya Vision 32B (15). It leads 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 or Aya Vision 32B?

Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct is cheaper at $1.50 input / $7.50 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price). . 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 . Aya Vision 32B has no published per-token price.

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct has not been scored yet and Aya Vision 32B has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct and Aya Vision 32B 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 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 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct accepts text; Aya Vision 32B accepts text and images. Aya Vision 32B handles the widest range of inputs.

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?

Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct is the newest, released 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.

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