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C4ai Aya Expanse 32b
C4ai Aya Expanse 32b by Cohere ranks 221st of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 35.9. Its strongest category is reasoning, where it ranks 180th.
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Specifications
- Noometry rank
- #221 of 354
- Index score
- 35.9
- Evidence
- Confirmed 18 results
- Provider
Cohere- Released
- October 24, 2024
- Weights
- Open weights
- Reasoning
- No
- Context window
- 128K
- Max output
- 4K
- Input price
- Not listed
- Output price
- Not listed
- Blended price
- Not listed
- Output speed
- Not measured
- Value
- Not ranked
- Knowledge cutoff
- Unknown
- Input
- text
Category scores
Each category score combines every public result we have in that category.
- Coding 34.8
- Reasoning 23.3
- Math 34.0
- Knowledge 33.2
- Multilingual 38.4
- Instruction Following 62.6
- Long Context 37.2
- Writing & Preference 42.2
| Category | Score | Rank | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 34.8 | #231 | 1 |
| Reasoning | 23.3 | #180 | 1 |
| Math | 34.0 | #197 | 1 |
| Knowledge | 33.2 | #206 | 2 |
| Multilingual | 38.4 | #230 | 1 |
| Instruction Following | 62.6 | #237 | 1 |
| Long Context | 37.2 | #220 | 1 |
| Writing & Preference | 42.2 | #235 | 3 |
Strengths and weaknesses
Categories where C4ai Aya Expanse 32b places highest and lowest among the models ranked in each, with its score against that category's median.
Strongest categories
Weakest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instruction Following | 62.6 | −8.6 | #237 of 305, top 78% |
| Multilingual | 38.4 | −9.0 | #230 of 297, top 78% |
| Writing & Preference | 42.2 | −11.6 | #235 of 312, top 76% |
Closest competitors
The models ranked just above and below C4ai Aya Expanse 32b. When scores are this close, price and speed are often the better way to choose.
| Model | Rank | Score | Blended $/M | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gpt-oss-120b | #217 | 36.3 | $0.0703 | 55 | Compare |
| Mistral Medium | #218 | 36.3 | $3 | 68 | Compare |
| GPT-4.1 | #219 | 35.9 | $3.50 | 116 | Compare |
| Deepseek Coder v2 | #220 | 35.9 | — | — | Compare |
| Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct | #222 | 35.9 | — | — | Compare |
| Nemotron 4 340b Instruct | #223 | 35.9 | — | — | Compare |
| Llama 3.1 Tulu 3 8b | #224 | 35.7 | — | — | Compare |
| Qwen3 14B | #225 | 35.5 | $0.61 | 79 | Compare |
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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
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1197 | #242 of 294, top 83% | LMArena | 2026-10-08 |
Reasoning
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1193 | #240 of 297, top 81% | LMArena | 2026-10-08 |
Math
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1200 | #232 of 285, top 82% | LMArena | 2026-10-08 |
Knowledge
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate (lower is better) | 10.9% | #64 of 96, top 67% | Vectara Hallucination Leaderboard | ||
| LMArena Expert | 1182 | #225 of 273, top 83% | LMArena | 2026-10-08 |
Multilingual
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1213 | #230 of 297, top 78% | LMArena | 2026-10-08 | |
| LMArena Chinese | 1211 | #229 of 285, top 81% | LMArena | 2026-10-08 | |
| LMArena French | 1248 | #183 of 223, top 83% | LMArena | 2026-10-08 | |
| LMArena German | 1199 | #192 of 231, top 84% | LMArena | 2026-10-08 | |
| LMArena Japanese | 1163 | #171 of 211, top 82% | LMArena | 2026-10-08 | |
| LMArena Korean | 1158 | #175 of 213, top 83% | LMArena | 2026-10-08 | |
| LMArena Russian | 1227 | #224 of 283, top 80% | LMArena | 2026-10-08 | |
| LMArena Spanish | 1193 | #196 of 226, top 87% | LMArena | 2026-10-08 |
Instruction Following
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1196 | #239 of 298, top 81% | LMArena | 2026-10-08 |
Long Context
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1228 | #231 of 291, top 80% | LMArena | 2026-10-08 |
Writing & Preference
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1224 | #236 of 297, top 80% | LMArena | 2026-10-08 | |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1200 | #233 of 295, top 79% | LMArena | 2026-10-08 | |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1190 | #240 of 295, top 82% | LMArena | 2026-10-08 |
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Frequently asked questions
How good is C4ai Aya Expanse 32b?
C4ai Aya Expanse 32b by Cohere ranks 221st of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 35.9. Its strongest category is reasoning, where it ranks 180th.
What is C4ai Aya Expanse 32b's context window?
C4ai Aya Expanse 32b accepts up to 128K tokens of input and can write up to 4K tokens in one response.
Is C4ai Aya Expanse 32b open source?
Yes. C4ai Aya Expanse 32b's weights are downloadable; check the license for commercial terms.
What are C4ai Aya Expanse 32b's strengths and weaknesses?
Relative to other ranked models, C4ai Aya Expanse 32b places best in reasoning, math, knowledge and lowest in instruction following, multilingual, writing & preference.
What is C4ai Aya Expanse 32b best at?
Its best category is reasoning, where it ranks 180th on Noometry.