Sarvam 30B vs Solar Pro 2
Sarvam 30B comes out ahead, 31 to 26 on our weighted score.
- Our pick
Sarvam AI
Sarvam 30B
31/100- ECI—
- Price—
- Context128K
UpstageSolar Pro 2
26/100- ECI—
- Price$0.25 / $0.25
- Context66K
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Sarvam 30B is our pick
Sarvam 30B is the better all-round choice, scoring 31/100 against Solar Pro 2 (26). 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 priceSolar Pro 2Solar Pro 2 $0.25 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend) · Sarvam 30B unpriced
- Longest contextSarvam 30BSarvam 30B 128,000 · Solar Pro 2 65,536 tokens
- Widest inputsSame inputsSarvam 30B: Text · Solar Pro 2: Text
- Self-hostingSarvam 30BPublishes downloadable weights
| Measure | Weight | Sarvam 30B | Solar Pro 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inputs & features | 60% | 35 | 35 |
| Context window | 40% | 24 | 12 |
| Overall | 100% | 31/100 | 26/100 |
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 | Sarvam 30BSarvam AI | Solar Pro 2Upstage |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | — | $0.25 |
| Output | — | $0.25 |
| Cached input | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | — | $0.25 |
| Long-context rate | — | Same rate |
| Price source | — | Official Upstage API |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 128,000 tokens (best) | 65,536 tokens |
| Max output | 128,000 tokens (best) | 8,192 tokens |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | No |
| PDFs | No | No |
| Audio | No | No |
| Video | No | No |
| Reasoning | Yeslow · medium · high | Yesminimal · high |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| API model ID | sarvam-30b | solar-pro2 |
| API providers | 1 | 2 (best) |
| Released | Feb 18, 2026 | May 20, 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | Mar 2025 |
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- Solar Pro 2$3.00
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Sarvam 30B or Solar Pro 2?
Sarvam 30B is the better all-round choice, scoring 31/100 against Solar Pro 2 (26). 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, Sarvam 30B or Solar Pro 2?
Solar Pro 2 is cheaper at $0.25 input / $0.25 output per million tokens (official Upstage API price). . At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.25 per million tokens for Solar Pro 2 versus . Sarvam 30B has no published per-token price.
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Sarvam 30B has not been scored yet and Solar Pro 2 has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Sarvam 30B and Solar Pro 2 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?
Sarvam 30B has the largest context window at 128,000 tokens, against 65,536 for Solar Pro 2. Maximum output per response: Sarvam 30B up to 128,000, Solar Pro 2 up to 8,192 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Sarvam 30B accepts text; Solar Pro 2 accepts text. They handle the same number of input types.
Are any of these open source?
Sarvam 30B publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Solar Pro 2 is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Sarvam 30B is the newest, released Feb 18, 2026. Solar Pro 2 came out May 20, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Solar Pro 2 Mar 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.
