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Aya 23 35BvsAya Expanse

Cohere vs Cohere — Side-by-side model comparison

Aya Expanse leads 3/5 categories

Head-to-Head Comparison

MetricAya 23 35BAya Expanse
Provider
Arena Rank
Context Window
8K
128K
Input Pricing
Free (open)/1M tokens
Free/1M tokens
Output Pricing
Free (open)/1M tokens
Free/1M tokens
Parameters
35B
32B
Open Source
Yes
Yes
Best For
Multilingual tasks, low-resource languages
Multilingual (23 languages), research
Release Date
May 23, 2024
Oct 24, 2024

Aya 23 35B

Aya 23 35B is Cohere's open-source multilingual model supporting 23 languages, with particular strength in underserved and low-resource languages. Developed through a massive community research effort involving thousands of contributors worldwide, Aya represents a democratizing force in AI, ensuring language model capabilities extend beyond English and a handful of high-resource languages.

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Aya Expanse

Aya Expanse is Cohere's multilingual open-source model supporting 23 languages, developed through the Cohere For AI research initiative with contributions from researchers worldwide. The 32B parameter model demonstrates strong performance across diverse languages and tasks, with particular attention to lower-resource languages that are often underserved by mainstream AI models. As an open-source contribution, Aya Expanse aims to democratize access to high-quality multilingual AI and enable researchers globally to build on its capabilities for their specific linguistic and cultural contexts.

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Key Differences: Aya 23 35B vs Aya Expanse

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Aya Expanse supports a larger context window (128K), allowing it to process longer documents in a single request.

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Aya 23 35B has 35B parameters vs Aya Expanse's 32B, which affects inference speed and capability.

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When to use Aya 23 35B

  • +Your use case involves multilingual tasks, low-resource languages
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When to use Aya Expanse

  • +You need to process long documents (128K context)
  • +Your use case involves multilingual (23 languages), research
View full Aya Expanse specs →

The Verdict

Aya Expanse wins our head-to-head comparison with 3 out of 5 category wins. It's the stronger choice for multilingual (23 languages), research, though Aya 23 35B holds an edge in multilingual tasks, low-resource languages.

Last compared: March 2026 · Data sourced from public benchmarks and official pricing pages

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Aya 23 35B or Aya Expanse?
In our head-to-head comparison, Aya Expanse leads in 3 out of 5 categories (arena rank, context window, input pricing, output pricing, and parameters). Aya Expanse excels at multilingual (23 languages), research, while Aya 23 35B is better suited for multilingual tasks, low-resource languages. The best choice depends on your specific requirements, budget, and use case.
How does Aya 23 35B pricing compare to Aya Expanse?
Aya 23 35B charges Free (open) per 1M input tokens and Free (open) per 1M output tokens. Aya Expanse charges Free per 1M input tokens and Free per 1M output tokens. For high-volume production workloads, the pricing difference can significantly impact total cost of ownership.
What is the context window difference between Aya 23 35B and Aya Expanse?
Aya 23 35B supports a 8K token context window, while Aya Expanse supports 128K tokens. Aya Expanse can process longer documents, codebases, and conversations in a single request. Context window size matters most for tasks involving long documents, large codebases, or extended conversations.
Can I use Aya 23 35B or Aya Expanse for free?
Aya 23 35B is a paid API model starting at Free (open) per 1M input tokens. Aya Expanse is available for free (open-source). Open-source models can be self-hosted for free but require your own GPU infrastructure.
Which model has better benchmarks, Aya 23 35B or Aya Expanse?
Aya 23 35B's arena rank is not yet available, while Aya Expanse's rank is not yet available. Note that benchmarks don't capture every use case — we recommend testing both models on your specific tasks.
Is Aya 23 35B or Aya Expanse better for coding?
Aya 23 35B's primary strength is multilingual tasks, low-resource languages. Aya Expanse's primary strength is multilingual (23 languages), research. For coding specifically, arena rank and code-specific benchmarks are the best indicators of performance.