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Comparison · 3 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

Sarvam 30B vs Sarvam-M vs Tiny Aya Earth

Sarvam 30B comes out ahead, 31 to 15 and 6 on our weighted score.

  1. Our pick

    Sarvam AI

    Sarvam 30B

    Released Feb 18, 2026Deprecated

    31/100
    • ECI—
    • Price—
    • Context128K
  2. Sarvam AI

    Sarvam-M

    Released May 20, 2025

    6/100
    • ECI—
    • Price—
    • Context33K
  3. Cohere

    Tiny Aya Earth

    Released Feb 17, 2026

    15/100
    • ECI—
    • Price—
    • Context8K
01 — Verdict

Sarvam 30B is our pick

Sarvam 30B is the better all-round choice, scoring 31/100 against Tiny Aya Earth (15) and Sarvam-M (6). It leads on inputs & features and 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
  • Longest contextSarvam 30BSarvam 30B 128,000 · Sarvam-M 32,768 · Tiny Aya Earth 8,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsSame inputsSarvam 30B: Text · Sarvam-M: Text · Tiny Aya Earth: Text
  • Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
How the score is built
MeasureWeightSarvam 30BSarvam-MTiny Aya Earth
Inputs & features60%351025
Context window40%2400
Overall100%31/1006/10015/100

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.

Sarvam 30B vs Sarvam-M vs Tiny Aya Earth specifications side by side
SpecificationSarvam 30BSarvam AISarvam-MSarvam AITiny Aya EarthCohere
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)———
ECI rank———
Price per million tokens
Input———
Output———
Cached input———
Blended (3:1)———
Long-context rate———
Price source———
Limits
Context window128,000 tokens (best)32,768 tokens8,000 tokens
Max output128,000 tokens (best)32,768 tokens8,000 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYesYes
ImagesNoNoNo
PDFsNoNoNo
AudioNoNoNo
VideoNoNoNo
ReasoningYeslow · medium · highYesNo
Tool callingYesNoYes
Structured outputNoNoNo
Availability
WeightsOpenOpenApache 2.0OpenCC-BY-NC-4.0
API model IDsarvam-30b—tiny-aya-earth
API providers1—1
ReleasedFeb 18, 2026May 20, 2025Feb 17, 2026
Knowledge cutoff———
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Sarvam 30B—
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04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Sarvam 30B, Sarvam-M or Tiny Aya Earth?

Sarvam 30B is the better all-round choice, scoring 31/100 against Tiny Aya Earth (15) and Sarvam-M (6). It leads on inputs & features and 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, Sarvam 30B, Sarvam-M or Tiny Aya Earth?

None of these models has a published per-token price.

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Sarvam 30B has not been scored yet, Sarvam-M has not been scored yet and Tiny Aya Earth has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Sarvam 30B, Sarvam-M and Tiny Aya Earth yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that Sarvam-M does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.

Which has the bigger context window?

Sarvam 30B has the largest context window at 128,000 tokens, against 32,768 for Sarvam-M and 8,000 for Tiny Aya Earth. Maximum output per response: Sarvam 30B up to 128,000, Sarvam-M up to 32,768, Tiny Aya Earth up to 8,000 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Sarvam 30B accepts text; Sarvam-M accepts text; Tiny Aya Earth accepts text. They handle the same number of input types.

Are any of these open source?

Yes, all three publish their weights (Apache 2.0 and CC-BY-NC-4.0), so you can self-host them.

Which is newer?

Sarvam 30B is the newest, released Feb 18, 2026. Tiny Aya Earth came out Feb 17, 2026; Sarvam-M came out May 20, 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.