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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Voxtral Small 24B 2507 vs Palmyra X5

Voxtral Small 24B 2507 comes out ahead, 55 to 48 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Our pick

    Mistral AI

    Voxtral Small 24B 2507

    Released Jul 15, 2025

    55/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.10 / $0.30
    • Context33K
  2. Writer

    Palmyra X5

    Released Apr 28, 2025

    48/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.60 / $6.00
    • Context1M
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01 — Verdict

Voxtral Small 24B 2507 is our pick

Voxtral Small 24B 2507 is the better all-round choice, scoring 55/100 against Palmyra X5 (48). It leads on price. Palmyra X5 wins on inputs & features and context window. 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 $0.15 · Palmyra X5 $1.95 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextPalmyra X5Palmyra X5 1,000,000 · Voxtral Small 24B 2507 32,768 tokens
  • Widest inputsSame inputsVoxtral Small 24B 2507: Text, Audio · Palmyra X5: Text, Images
  • Self-hostingVoxtral Small 24B 2507Publishes downloadable weights (Apache 2.0)
How the score is built
MeasureWeightVoxtral Small 24B 2507Palmyra X5
Price50%8936
Inputs & features30%3560
Context window20%060
Overall100%55/10048/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. 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.

Voxtral Small 24B 2507 vs Palmyra X5 specifications side by side
SpecificationVoxtral Small 24B 2507Mistral AIPalmyra X5Writer
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$0.10 (best)$0.60
Output$0.30 (best)$6.00
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$0.15 (best)$1.95
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceOfficial Mistral APIMedian of 1 providers
Limits
Context window32,768 tokens1,000,000 tokens (best)
Max output32,768 tokens (best)8,192 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoYes
PDFsNoNo
AudioYesNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningNoYes
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputNoNo
Availability
WeightsOpenApache 2.0Proprietary
API model IDvoxtral-small-latest—
API providers7 (best)1
ReleasedJul 15, 2025Apr 28, 2025
Knowledge cutoff——
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Voxtral Small 24B 2507$1.60
  • Palmyra X5$18.00
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Voxtral Small 24B 2507 or Palmyra X5?

Voxtral Small 24B 2507 is the better all-round choice, scoring 55/100 against Palmyra X5 (48). It leads on price. Palmyra X5 wins on inputs & features and context window. 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 Palmyra X5?

Voxtral Small 24B 2507 is cheaper at $0.10 input / $0.30 output per million tokens (official Mistral API price). Palmyra X5 costs $0.60 input / $6.00 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.15 per million tokens for Voxtral Small 24B 2507 versus $1.95 for Palmyra X5 (13× 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 Palmyra X5 has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Voxtral Small 24B 2507 and Palmyra X5 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?

Palmyra X5 has the largest context window at 1,000,000 tokens, against 32,768 for Voxtral Small 24B 2507. Maximum output per response: Voxtral Small 24B 2507 up to 32,768, Palmyra X5 up to 8,192 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Voxtral Small 24B 2507 accepts text and audio; Palmyra X5 accepts text and images. 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; Palmyra X5 is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Voxtral Small 24B 2507 is the newest, released Jul 15, 2025. Palmyra X5 came out Apr 28, 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 Oct 4, 2026.