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# Aya Expanse 32B

> Aya Expanse 32B by Cohere. Ranked #235 of 368 with a Noometry Index of 36.6. Scores, sources and comparisons.
- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/models/aya-expanse-32b
- Last updated: 2026-11-04
- Title: Aya Expanse 32B Benchmarks, Price & Rank (November 2026)

Aya Expanse 32B by Cohere ranks 235th of 368 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of November 2026, with a score of 36.6. Its strongest category is reasoning, where it ranks 182nd.

Last verified November 4, 2026

## Specifications

- **Noometry rank:** #235 of 368
- **Index score:** 36.6
- **Evidence:** Confirmed 17 results
- **Provider:** [![](/logos/cohere.svg) Cohere](https://noometry.com/providers/cohere)
- **Released:** Unknown
- **Weights:** Open weights
- **Reasoning:** Unknown
- **Context window:** —
- **Max output:** —
- **Input price:** Not listed
- **Output price:** Not listed
- **Blended price:** Not listed
- **Output speed:** Not measured
- **Value:** Not ranked
- **Knowledge cutoff:** Unknown

## Category scores

Each category score combines every public result we have in that category.

Aya Expanse 32B category scores

1.  Coding 35.4
2.  Reasoning 25.7
3.  Math 36.1
4.  Knowledge 33.3
5.  Multilingual 37.1
6.  Instruction Following 62.4
7.  Long Context 37.1
8.  Writing & Preference 42.3
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Aya Expanse 32B category ranks
| Category | Score | Rank | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Coding](https://noometry.com/best/coding) | 35.4 | #238 | 1 |
| [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning) | 25.7 | #182 | 1 |
| [Math](https://noometry.com/best/math) | 36.1 | #207 | 1 |
| [Knowledge](https://noometry.com/best/knowledge) | 33.3 | #221 | 1 |
| [Multilingual](https://noometry.com/best/multilingual) | 37.1 | #228 | 1 |
| [Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/best/instruction-following) | 62.4 | #239 | 1 |
| [Long Context](https://noometry.com/best/long-context) | 37.1 | #218 | 1 |
| [Writing & Preference](https://noometry.com/best/writing) | 42.3 | #243 | 3 |

## Strengths and weaknesses

Categories where Aya Expanse 32B places highest and lowest among the models ranked in each, with its score against that category's median.

### Strongest categories

Aya Expanse 32B: strongest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning) | 25.7 | −0.4 | #182 of 349, top 53% |
| [Math](https://noometry.com/best/math) | 36.1 | −2.5 | #207 of 342, top 61% |
| [Knowledge](https://noometry.com/best/knowledge) | 33.3 | −5.0 | #221 of 326, top 68% |

### Weakest categories

Aya Expanse 32B: weakest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/best/instruction-following) | 62.4 | −8.6 | #239 of 308, top 78% |
| [Multilingual](https://noometry.com/best/multilingual) | 37.1 | −9.7 | #228 of 294, top 78% |
| [Writing & Preference](https://noometry.com/best/writing) | 42.3 | −11.3 | #243 of 317, top 77% |

## Closest competitors

The models ranked just above and below Aya Expanse 32B. When scores are this close, price and speed are often the better way to choose.

Models ranked closest to Aya Expanse 32B
| Model | Rank | Score | Blended $/M | Speed |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Deepseek Coder v2](https://noometry.com/models/deepseek-coder-v2) | #231 | 36.8 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/aya-expanse-32b-vs-deepseek-coder-v2) |
| [Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct](https://noometry.com/models/llama-3-1-nemotron-51b-instruct) | #232 | 36.8 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/aya-expanse-32b-vs-llama-3-1-nemotron-51b-instruct) |
| [Nemotron 4 340b Instruct](https://noometry.com/models/nemotron-4-340b-instruct) | #233 | 36.8 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/aya-expanse-32b-vs-nemotron-4-340b-instruct) |
| [Llama 3.1 Tulu 3 8b](https://noometry.com/models/llama-3-1-tulu-3-8b) | #234 | 36.7 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/aya-expanse-32b-vs-llama-3-1-tulu-3-8b) |
| [Qwen3 14B](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-14b) | #236 | 36.5 | $0.61 | 79 | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/aya-expanse-32b-vs-qwen3-14b) |
| [Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct](https://noometry.com/models/olmo-2-0325-32b-instruct) | #237 | 36.5 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/aya-expanse-32b-vs-olmo-2-0325-32b-instruct) |
| [Amazon Nova Micro 1.0](https://noometry.com/models/amazon-nova-micro-1-0) | #238 | 36.4 | $0.0613 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/amazon-nova-micro-1-0-vs-aya-expanse-32b) |
| [gpt-oss-120b](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-oss-120b) | #239 | 36.3 | $0.0703 | 55 | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/aya-expanse-32b-vs-gpt-oss-120b) |

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## Benchmark results

Every published result we track, with its source. Bold rows are the ones used for ranking; where several exist we prefer independent runs over self-reported numbers.

### Coding

Aya Expanse 32B Coding benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Coding](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-coding) | 1196 | #240 of 291, top 83% | Aya Expanse 32B | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-28 |

### Reasoning

Aya Expanse 32B Reasoning benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Hard Prompts](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-hard-prompts) | 1193 | #238 of 294, top 81% | Aya Expanse 32B | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-28 |

### Math

Aya Expanse 32B Math benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Math](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-math) | 1200 | #231 of 283, top 82% | Aya Expanse 32B | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-28 |

### Knowledge

Aya Expanse 32B Knowledge benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Expert](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-expert) | 1182 | #224 of 271, top 83% | Aya Expanse 32B | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-28 |

### Multilingual

Aya Expanse 32B Multilingual benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Non-English](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-non-english) | 1213 | #228 of 294, top 78% | Aya Expanse 32B | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-28 |
| [LMArena Chinese](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-chinese) | 1211 | #227 of 281, top 81% | Aya Expanse 32B | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-28 |
| [LMArena French](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-french) | 1248 | #190 of 229, top 83% | Aya Expanse 32B | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-28 |
| [LMArena German](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-german) | 1199 | #198 of 236, top 84% | Aya Expanse 32B | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-28 |
| [LMArena Japanese](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-japanese) | 1163 | #180 of 218, top 83% | Aya Expanse 32B | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-28 |
| [LMArena Korean](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-korean) | 1158 | #179 of 217, top 83% | Aya Expanse 32B | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-28 |
| [LMArena Russian](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-russian) | 1227 | #223 of 280, top 80% | Aya Expanse 32B | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-28 |
| [LMArena Spanish](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-spanish) | 1193 | #200 of 229, top 88% | Aya Expanse 32B | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-28 |

### Instruction Following

Aya Expanse 32B Instruction Following benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-instruction-following) | 1196 | #236 of 294, top 81% | Aya Expanse 32B | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-28 |

### Long Context

Aya Expanse 32B Long Context benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Longer Query](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-longer-query) | 1227 | #229 of 287, top 80% | Aya Expanse 32B | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-28 |

### Writing & Preference

Aya Expanse 32B Writing & Preference benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Text](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-text) | 1224 | #233 of 294, top 80% | Aya Expanse 32B | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-28 |
| [LMArena Creative Writing](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-creative-writing) | 1200 | #231 of 292, top 80% | Aya Expanse 32B | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-28 |
| [LMArena Multi-Turn](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-multi-turn) | 1190 | #238 of 292, top 82% | Aya Expanse 32B | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-28 |

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-   [Aya Expanse 32B vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct](https://noometry.com/compare/aya-expanse-32b-vs-llama-3-1-nemotron-51b-instruct)
-   [Aya Expanse 32B vs Amazon Nova Micro 1.0](https://noometry.com/compare/amazon-nova-micro-1-0-vs-aya-expanse-32b)
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-   [Aya Expanse 32B vs Muse Wonder](https://noometry.com/compare/aya-expanse-32b-vs-muse-wonder)
-   [Aya Expanse 32B vs Qwen3.8 Max](https://noometry.com/compare/aya-expanse-32b-vs-qwen3-8-max)
-   [Aya Expanse 32B vs Grok 4.6](https://noometry.com/compare/aya-expanse-32b-vs-grok-4-6)

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## Frequently asked questions

### How good is Aya Expanse 32B?

Aya Expanse 32B by Cohere ranks 235th of 368 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of November 2026, with a score of 36.6. Its strongest category is reasoning, where it ranks 182nd.

### Is Aya Expanse 32B open source?

Yes. Aya Expanse 32B's weights are downloadable; check the license for commercial terms.

### What are Aya Expanse 32B's strengths and weaknesses?

Relative to other ranked models, Aya Expanse 32B places best in reasoning, math, knowledge and lowest in instruction following, multilingual, writing & preference.

### What is Aya Expanse 32B best at?

Its best category is reasoning, where it ranks 182nd on Noometry.

### Cite this page

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