Self-hosting and data control
Choose Aya Vision 32B
Aya Vision 32B has open weights, so you can run it on your own servers; Mistral Large 2.1 is only available through its provider.
Aya Vision 32B vs Mistral Large 2.1: price, context and capabilities
Choose Aya Vision 32B for self-hosting and data control, images as input and the latest release; on the other points the two are level or the data is missing.
In short
- Mistral Large 2.1 has been retired; Aya Vision 32B is the one you can still call.
- A price comparison is not possible: one of them has no comparable published price.
- Aya Vision 32B is the newer model (March 2025, against November 2024).
- Only Aya Vision 32B offers vision, self-hostable.
Which should you choose?
Each answer below comes straight from the published prices, specifications and independent benchmark results.
Images as input
Choose Aya Vision 32B
Aya Vision 32B accepts images as input; Mistral Large 2.1 does not.
Latest release
Choose Aya Vision 32B
Aya Vision 32B is the newer release (March 2025, against November 2024 for Mistral Large 2.1).
Specifications side by side
| Aya Vision 32B | Mistral Large 2.1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Cohere | Mistral AI |
| Category | Language models | Language models |
| Status | Generally available | Retired |
| Headline price | No data | No data |
| Input | No data | No data |
| Output | No data | No data |
| Cached input | No data | No data |
| Context window | 16k | No data |
| Max output | No data | No data |
| Released | March 2025 | November 2024 |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | No data |
| Licence | Open weights | Proprietary |
| Capabilities | Vision, Self-hostable | No data |
| API model id | c4ai-aya-vision-32b | mistral-large-2411 |
Frequently asked questions
Should I choose Aya Vision 32B or Mistral Large 2.1?
Choose Aya Vision 32B for self-hosting and data control, images as input and the latest release; on the other points the two are level or the data is missing.
Which is cheaper, Aya Vision 32B or Mistral Large 2.1?
A price comparison is not possible: one of them has no comparable published price.
What is the difference between Aya Vision 32B and Mistral Large 2.1?
Aya Vision 32B is made by Cohere and Mistral Large 2.1 by Mistral AI. Mistral Large 2.1 has been retired; Aya Vision 32B is the one you can still call. A price comparison is not possible: one of them has no comparable published price. Aya Vision 32B is the newer model (March 2025, against November 2024). Only Aya Vision 32B offers vision, self-hostable.
Which is newer, Aya Vision 32B or Mistral Large 2.1?
Aya Vision 32B was released on March 2025 and Mistral Large 2.1 on November 2024.