Voxtral Small 24B 2507 vs ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B
Too close to call on our weighted score (ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B 57, Voxtral Small 24B 2507 55). The right pick depends on what you value most.
Mistral AIVoxtral Small 24B 2507
55/100- ECI—
- Price$0.10 / $0.40
- Context33K
BaiduERNIE 4.5 21B A3B
57/100- ECI—
- Price$0.07 / $0.28
- Context131K
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Too close to call
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 2 points (ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B 57/100, Voxtral Small 24B 2507 55/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B on price and ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B for long inputs. 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 priceERNIE 4.5 21B A3BERNIE 4.5 21B A3B $0.122 · Voxtral Small 24B 2507 $0.175 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextERNIE 4.5 21B A3BERNIE 4.5 21B A3B 131,072 · Voxtral Small 24B 2507 32,768 tokens
- Widest inputsVoxtral Small 24B 2507Voxtral Small 24B 2507: Text, Audio · ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B: Text
- Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
| Measure | Weight | Voxtral Small 24B 2507 | ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 82 | 89 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 45 | 25 |
| Context window | 20% | 0 | 25 |
| Overall | 100% | 55/100 | 57/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
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| Specification | Voxtral Small 24B 2507Mistral AI | ERNIE 4.5 21B A3BBaidu |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | $0.10 | $0.07 (best) |
| Output | $0.40 | $0.28 (best) |
| Cached input | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.175 | $0.122 (best) |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Official Mistral API | Median of 1 providers |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 32,768 tokens | 131,072 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 32,768 tokens (best) | 8,000 tokens |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | No |
| PDFs | No | No |
| Audio | Yes | No |
| Video | No | No |
| Reasoning | No | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes | No |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | OpenApache 2.0 | OpenApache-2.0 |
| API model ID | voxtral-small-latest | — |
| API providers | 10 (best) | 1 |
| Released | Jul 15, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — |
What would a month cost?
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- Voxtral Small 24B 2507$1.80
- ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B$1.26
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Voxtral Small 24B 2507 or ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B?
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 2 points (ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B 57/100, Voxtral Small 24B 2507 55/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B on price and ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B for long inputs. 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, Voxtral Small 24B 2507 or ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B?
ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B is cheaper at $0.07 input / $0.28 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). Voxtral Small 24B 2507 costs $0.10 input / $0.40 output per million tokens (official Mistral API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.122 per million tokens for ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B versus $0.175 for Voxtral Small 24B 2507 (1.4× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Voxtral Small 24B 2507 has not been scored yet and ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Voxtral Small 24B 2507 and ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B 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?
ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B has the largest context window at 131,072 tokens, against 32,768 for Voxtral Small 24B 2507. Maximum output per response: Voxtral Small 24B 2507 up to 32,768, ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B up to 8,000 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Voxtral Small 24B 2507 accepts text and audio; ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B accepts text. Voxtral Small 24B 2507 handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Yes, both publish their weights (Apache 2.0 and Apache-2.0), so you can self-host them.
Which is newer?
Voxtral Small 24B 2507 is the newest, released Jul 15, 2025. ERNIE 4.5 21B A3B came out Jun 30, 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.
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