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 Saba is only available through its provider.
Aya Vision 32B vs Mistral Saba: 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 Saba 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 February 2025).
- 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 Saba does not.
Latest release
Choose Aya Vision 32B
Aya Vision 32B is the newer release (March 2025, against February 2025 for Mistral Saba).
Specifications side by side
| Aya Vision 32B | Mistral Saba | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | February 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | No data |
| Licence | Open weights | Proprietary |
| Capabilities | Vision, Self-hostable | No data |
| API model id | c4ai-aya-vision-32b | mistral-saba-2502 |
Frequently asked questions
Should I choose Aya Vision 32B or Mistral Saba?
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 Saba?
A price comparison is not possible: one of them has no comparable published price.
What is the difference between Aya Vision 32B and Mistral Saba?
Aya Vision 32B is made by Cohere and Mistral Saba by Mistral AI. Mistral Saba 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 February 2025). Only Aya Vision 32B offers vision, self-hostable.
Which is newer, Aya Vision 32B or Mistral Saba?
Aya Vision 32B was released on March 2025 and Mistral Saba on February 2025.