Command R vs Mistral Small
Side-by-side comparison of pricing, capabilities, benchmarks, and use case fit.
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Command R
Cohere
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Mistral Small
Mistral
Capability radar
Normalized coding, reasoning, writing, vision, context, and value
Command RMistral Small
| Metric | Command R | Mistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| Input Price / 1M | $0.15 | $0.10 |
| Output Price / 1M | $0.60 | $0.30 |
| Combined Price / 1M | $0.75 | $0.40 |
| Context Window | 128,000 | 32,000 |
| Coding Score | 76 | 77 |
| Reasoning Score | 78 | 76 |
| Vision Score | 40 | 45 |
| Audio | No | No |
| Streaming | Yes | Yes |
| Function Calling | Yes | Yes |
| Latency Tier | fast | fast |
| Release Date | 3/11/2024 | 1/30/2025 |
Command R — Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
- Low cost RAG
- Good grounding
Weaknesses
- Limited reasoning depth
- No multimodal
Mistral Small — Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
- Very low cost
- Fast
Weaknesses
- 32K context limit
- No vision
Use Case Verdicts
Enterprise Use
Command R combines strong reasoning, tooling, and context for enterprise workloads.
Agent Workflows
Mistral Small is better suited for agentic workflows with tool use and coding capability.