Saba vs Voxtral Small 24B 2507
Voxtral Small 24B 2507 comes out ahead, 55 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 pickMistral AI
Voxtral Small 24B 2507
55/100- ECI—
- Price$0.10 / $0.40
- Context33K
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Voxtral Small 24B 2507 is our pick
Voxtral Small 24B 2507 is the better all-round choice, scoring 55/100 against Saba (46). It leads on price and 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 priceVoxtral Small 24B 2507Voxtral Small 24B 2507 $0.175 · Saba $0.30 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextAbout the sameSaba 32,768 · Voxtral Small 24B 2507 32,768 tokens
- Widest inputsSame inputsSaba: Text, PDFs · Voxtral Small 24B 2507: Text, Audio
- Self-hostingVoxtral Small 24B 2507Publishes downloadable weights (Apache 2.0)
| Measure | Weight | Saba | Voxtral Small 24B 2507 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 72 | 82 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 35 | 45 |
| Context window | 20% | 0 | 0 |
| Overall | 100% | 46/100 | 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 | SabaMistral AI | Voxtral Small 24B 2507Mistral AI |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | $0.20 | $0.10 (best) |
| Output | $0.60 | $0.40 (best) |
| Cached input | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.30 | $0.175 (best) |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Median of 4 providers | Official Mistral API |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 32,768 tokens | 32,768 tokens |
| Max output | 26,214 tokens | 32,768 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | No |
| PDFs | Yes | No |
| Audio | No | Yes |
| Video | No | No |
| Reasoning | No | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | Yes |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | Proprietary | OpenApache 2.0 |
| API model ID | — | voxtral-small-latest |
| API providers | 4 | 10 (best) |
| Released | Feb 17, 2025 | Jul 15, 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Sep 30, 2024 | — |
What would a month cost?
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- Saba$3.20
- Voxtral Small 24B 2507$1.80
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Saba or Voxtral Small 24B 2507?
Voxtral Small 24B 2507 is the better all-round choice, scoring 55/100 against Saba (46). It leads on price and 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 Voxtral Small 24B 2507?
Voxtral Small 24B 2507 is cheaper at $0.10 input / $0.40 output per million tokens (official Mistral API price). 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 $0.175 per million tokens for Voxtral Small 24B 2507 versus $0.30 for Saba (1.7× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Saba 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 Saba and Voxtral Small 24B 2507 yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
Saba and Voxtral Small 24B 2507 share the same 32,768-token context window. Maximum output per response: Saba up to 26,214, Voxtral Small 24B 2507 up to 32,768 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Saba accepts text and PDFs; Voxtral Small 24B 2507 accepts text and audio. They handle the same number of input types.
Are any of these open source?
Voxtral Small 24B 2507 publishes its weights (Apache 2.0) and can be self-hosted; Saba is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Voxtral Small 24B 2507 is the newest, released Jul 15, 2025. Saba came out Feb 17, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Saba Sep 30, 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 Nov 2, 2026.
