Tiny Aya Earth vs DeepSeek OCR 2 vs Sarvam 30B
Sarvam 30B comes out ahead, 31 to 15 and 15 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.
CohereTiny Aya Earth
15/100- ECI—
- Price—
- Context8K
DeepSeekDeepSeek OCR 2
15/100- ECI—
- Price$0.89 / $1.47
- Context8K
- Our pick
Sarvam AI
Sarvam 30B
31/100- ECI—
- Price$0.02 / $0.10
- Context128K
Sarvam 30B is our pick
Sarvam 30B is the better all-round choice, scoring 31/100 against Tiny Aya Earth (15) and DeepSeek OCR 2 (15). 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
- Lowest priceSarvam 30BSarvam 30B $0.04 · DeepSeek OCR 2 $1.03 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend) · Tiny Aya Earth unpriced
- Longest contextSarvam 30BSarvam 30B 128,000 · DeepSeek OCR 2 8,192 · Tiny Aya Earth 8,000 tokens
- Widest inputsDeepSeek OCR 2Tiny Aya Earth: Text · DeepSeek OCR 2: Text, Images · Sarvam 30B: Text
- Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
| Measure | Weight | Tiny Aya Earth | DeepSeek OCR 2 | Sarvam 30B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inputs & features | 60% | 25 | 25 | 35 |
| Context window | 40% | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Overall | 100% | 15/100 | 15/100 | 31/100 |
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 | Tiny Aya EarthCohere | DeepSeek OCR 2DeepSeek | Sarvam 30BSarvam AI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | — | $0.89 | $0.02 (best) |
| Output | — | $1.47 | $0.10 (best) |
| Cached input | — | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | — | $1.03 | $0.04 (best) |
| Long-context rate | — | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | — | Median of 1 providers | Median of 1 providers |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 8,000 tokens | 8,192 tokens | 128,000 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 8,000 tokens | 8,192 tokens | 128,000 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | Yes | No |
| PDFs | No | No | No |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | No | No | No |
| Reasoning | No | No | Yes · low · medium · high |
| Tool calling | Yes | No | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No | No |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | OpenCC-BY-NC-4.0 | Open | Open |
| API model ID | tiny-aya-earth | — | sarvam-30b |
| API providers | 1 | 2 (best) | 2 (best) |
| Released | Feb 17, 2026 | Jan 27, 2026 | Feb 18, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — | — |
What would a month cost?
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- Tiny Aya Earth—
- DeepSeek OCR 2$11.83
- Sarvam 30B$0.40
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Tiny Aya Earth, DeepSeek OCR 2 or Sarvam 30B?
Sarvam 30B is the better all-round choice, scoring 31/100 against Tiny Aya Earth (15) and DeepSeek OCR 2 (15). 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, Tiny Aya Earth, DeepSeek OCR 2 or Sarvam 30B?
Sarvam 30B is cheaper at $0.02 input / $0.10 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). DeepSeek OCR 2 costs $0.89 input / $1.47 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.04 per million tokens for Sarvam 30B versus $1.03 for DeepSeek OCR 2 (26× as much). Tiny Aya Earth has no published per-token price.
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Tiny Aya Earth has not been scored yet, DeepSeek OCR 2 has not been scored yet and Sarvam 30B has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Tiny Aya Earth, DeepSeek OCR 2 and Sarvam 30B yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that DeepSeek OCR 2 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 8,192 for DeepSeek OCR 2 and 8,000 for Tiny Aya Earth. Maximum output per response: Tiny Aya Earth up to 8,000, DeepSeek OCR 2 up to 8,192, Sarvam 30B up to 128,000 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Tiny Aya Earth accepts text; DeepSeek OCR 2 accepts text and images; Sarvam 30B accepts text. DeepSeek OCR 2 handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Yes, all three publish their weights (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; DeepSeek OCR 2 came out Jan 27, 2026.
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.
