
Aya Expanse 8B: Intelligence, Performance & Price Analysis
Analysis of Cohere's Aya Expanse 8B and comparison to other AI models across key metrics including quality, price, performance (tokens per second & time to first token), context window & more. Click on any model to compare API providers for that model. For more details including relating to our methodology, see our FAQs.
Comparison Summary
Intelligence:
Aya Expanse 8B is of lower quality compared to average, with a MMLU score of 0.312 and a Intelligence Index across evaluations of 16.
Price:Aya Expanse 8B is cheaper compared to average with a price of $0.75 per 1M Tokens (blended 3:1).
Aya Expanse 8B Input token price: $0.50, Output token price: $1.50 per 1M Tokens.
Speed:Aya Expanse 8B Input token price: $0.50, Output token price: $1.50 per 1M Tokens.
Aya Expanse 8B is faster compared to average, with a output speed of 165.8 tokens per second.
Latency:Aya Expanse 8B has a lower latency compared to average, taking 0.14s to receive the first token (TTFT).
Context Window:Aya Expanse 8B has a smaller context windows than average, with a context window of 8.0k tokens.
Highlights
Intelligence
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index; Higher is better
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Speed
Output Tokens per Second; Higher is better
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Price
USD per 1M Tokens; Lower is better
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Aya Expanse 8B Model Details
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