Saba vs Reka Flash 3
Reka Flash 3 comes out ahead, 50 to 46 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.
Mistral AISaba
46/100- ECI—
- Price$0.20 / $0.60
- Context33K
- Our pick
Reka AIReka Flash 3
50/100- ECI—
- Price$0.10 / $0.20
- Context66K
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Reka Flash 3 is our pick
Reka Flash 3 is the better all-round choice, scoring 50/100 against Saba (46). It leads on price and context window. Saba 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 priceReka Flash 3Reka Flash 3 $0.125 · Saba $0.30 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextReka Flash 3Reka Flash 3 65,536 · Saba 32,768 tokens
- Widest inputsSabaSaba: Text, PDFs · Reka Flash 3: Text
- Self-hostingReka Flash 3Publishes downloadable weights
| Measure | Weight | Saba | Reka Flash 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 72 | 89 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 35 | 10 |
| Context window | 20% | 0 | 12 |
| Overall | 100% | 46/100 | 50/100 |
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 | SabaMistral AI | Reka Flash 3Reka AI |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | $0.20 | $0.10 (best) |
| Output | $0.60 | $0.20 (best) |
| Cached input | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.30 | $0.125 (best) |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Median of 4 providers | Median of 3 providers |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 32,768 tokens | 65,536 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 26,214 tokens | 58,982 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | No |
| PDFs | Yes | No |
| Audio | No | No |
| Video | No | No |
| Reasoning | No | Yes |
| Tool calling | Yes | No |
| Structured output | No | No |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| API model ID | — | — |
| API providers | 4 (best) | 3 |
| Released | Feb 17, 2025 | Mar 10, 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Sep 30, 2024 | Jan 31, 2025 |
What would a month cost?
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- Saba$3.20
- Reka Flash 3$1.40
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Saba or Reka Flash 3?
Reka Flash 3 is the better all-round choice, scoring 50/100 against Saba (46). It leads on price and context window. Saba 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, Saba or Reka Flash 3?
Reka Flash 3 is cheaper at $0.10 input / $0.20 output per million tokens (median across 3 API providers). Saba costs $0.20 input / $0.60 output per million tokens (median across 4 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.125 per million tokens for Reka Flash 3 versus $0.30 for Saba (2.4× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Saba has not been scored yet and Reka Flash 3 has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Saba and Reka Flash 3 yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that Reka Flash 3 does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.
Which has the bigger context window?
Reka Flash 3 has the largest context window at 65,536 tokens, against 32,768 for Saba. Maximum output per response: Saba up to 26,214, Reka Flash 3 up to 58,982 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Saba accepts text and PDFs; Reka Flash 3 accepts text. Saba handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Reka Flash 3 publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Saba is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Reka Flash 3 is the newest, released Mar 10, 2025. Saba came out Feb 17, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Saba Sep 30, 2024, Reka Flash 3 Jan 31, 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.
