Can one set of data be modelled with an exponential function as well as a power function?

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I have a set of data that contains an ordered pair of (x,y) values. The data, when plotted, is a curve with one peak, as seen below. I modelled the tail of the data with a power and exponential function, as seen below. Both fits were calculated so that the chi squared value is a minimum. The exponential fit is of the form $y = A_1 e^{B_1x}$, and power fit is of the form $y = A_2x^{B_2}$. data and fits

I am confused as to why both models fit the data very well. The reason for my confusion is that an exponential function is of a very different form than a power function, yet the data is represented by both functions very well.

Edit: The difference of the exponential fit and power fit looks like the following: difference of fits