Model comparison
C4ai Aya Expanse 8b vs Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B
Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.2 to 34.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 14 shared benchmarks.
Cohere
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 14 benchmarks with published results for both. C4ai Aya Expanse 8b scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B leads 60.2 to 39.0.
Side by side
| C4ai Aya Expanse 8b | Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Cohere | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 34.9 | 43.2 |
| Released | — | 2025-04 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 131K |
| Max output | — | 33K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.70 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $2.80 |
| Results tracked | 15 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B leads
C4ai Aya Expanse 8b: 33.8 (#252), Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B: 42.4 (#100)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 8b | Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1160 | 1439 |
Reasoning Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B leads
C4ai Aya Expanse 8b: 22.4 (#197), Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B: 29.3 (#92)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 8b | Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1156 | 1428 |
Math Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B leads
C4ai Aya Expanse 8b: 33.3 (#203), Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B: 39.0 (#118)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 8b | Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1168 | 1426 |
Knowledge Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B leads
C4ai Aya Expanse 8b: 33.6 (#201), Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B: 40.3 (#121)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 8b | Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1153 | 1442 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 9.5% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
C4ai Aya Expanse 8b: —, Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B: 39.8 (#55)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 8b | Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1247 |
Multilingual Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B leads
C4ai Aya Expanse 8b: 36.1 (#242), Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B: 51.9 (#97)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 8b | Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1180 | 1405 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1181 | 1463 |
| LMArena German | 1188 | 1424 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1120 | 1385 |
| LMArena Russian | 1197 | 1408 |
| LMArena French | — | 1452 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1394 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1428 |
Instruction Following Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B leads
C4ai Aya Expanse 8b: 60.1 (#253), Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B: 74.2 (#101)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 8b | Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1155 | 1406 |
Long Context Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B leads
C4ai Aya Expanse 8b: 36.1 (#236), Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B: 43.4 (#98)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 8b | Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1191 | 1420 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B leads
C4ai Aya Expanse 8b: 39.0 (#250), Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B: 60.2 (#99)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 8b | Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1185 | 1420 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1168 | 1366 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1160 | 1428 |
Frequently asked questions
Is C4ai Aya Expanse 8b better than Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B?
Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.2 to 34.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is C4ai Aya Expanse 8b or Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B better for coding?
Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.4 versus 33.8 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do C4ai Aya Expanse 8b and Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B share?
14 benchmarks have published results for both models. C4ai Aya Expanse 8b has 15 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B has 18.