Model Comparison

Command A+ vs Mistral Medium 3.5Which is better in 2026?

Command A+ significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Verdict: Command A+ vs Mistral Medium 3.5 — which is better?

Command A+ (by Cohere) and Mistral Medium 3.5 (by Mistral AI) are two of the AI models people compare most. Here is how they stack up on benchmarks, price and capabilities, and which one to pick in 2026.

Command A+ outperforms in 2 benchmarks (AIME 2025, IFBench), while Mistral Medium 3.5 is better at 0 benchmarks. Command A+ significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Choose Command A+ if…

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 2 of 2 shared benchmarks
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped May 2026

Choose Mistral Medium 3.5 if…

  • you want predictable pricing at $1.50/M input and $7.50/M output

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

2 benchmarks

Command A+ outperforms in 2 benchmarks (AIME 2025, IFBench), while Mistral Medium 3.5 is better at 0 benchmarks.

Command A+ significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Fri Jul 17 2026 • llm-stats.com

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

90.0B diff

Command A+ has 90.0B more parameters than Mistral Medium 3.5, making it 70.3% larger.

Cohere
Command A+
218.0Bparameters
Mistral AI
Mistral Medium 3.5
128.0Bparameters
218.0B
Command A+
128.0B
Mistral Medium 3.5

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Mistral Medium 3.5 specifies input context (256,000 tokens). Only Mistral Medium 3.5 specifies output context (256,000 tokens).

Cohere
Command A+
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Mistral AI
Mistral Medium 3.5
Input256,000 tokens
Output256,000 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Command A+ and Mistral Medium 3.5 support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Command A+

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Mistral Medium 3.5

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Command A+ is licensed under Apache 2.0, while Mistral Medium 3.5 uses Modified MIT License.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Command A+

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Mistral Medium 3.5

Modified MIT License

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Command A+ was released on 2026-05-20, while Mistral Medium 3.5 was released on 2026-04-29.

Command A+ is 1 month newer than Mistral Medium 3.5.

Command A+

May 20, 2026

1 months ago

3w newer
Mistral Medium 3.5

Apr 29, 2026

2 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Cohere
Higher AIME 2025 score (90.0% vs 86.3%)
Higher IFBench score (74.0% vs 69.0%)
Mistral AI
Larger context window (256,000 tokens)

Detailed Comparison

Interactive Arena

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Command A+ and Mistral Medium 3.5 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Command A+
✓ Preferred
Mistral Medium 3.5
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Cohere
Command A+
Mistral AI
Mistral Medium 3.5

FAQ

Common questions about Command A+ vs Mistral Medium 3.5.

Which is better, Command A+ or Mistral Medium 3.5?

Command A+ significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Command A+ is made by Cohere and Mistral Medium 3.5 is made by Mistral AI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Command A+ compare to Mistral Medium 3.5 in benchmarks?

Command A+ scores AIME 2025: 90.0%, CharXiv-D: 88.0%, MT-AIME 2025: 86.0%, Tau2 Telecom: 85.0%, WMT24++: 81.0%. Mistral Medium 3.5 scores COLLIE: 95.8%, Tau3 Telecom: 91.4%, AIME 2025: 86.3%, SWE-Bench Verified: 77.6%, Tau3 Retail: 76.1%.

What are the context window sizes for Command A+ and Mistral Medium 3.5?

Command A+ supports an unknown number of tokens and Mistral Medium 3.5 supports 256K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Command A+ and Mistral Medium 3.5?

Key differences include licensing (Apache 2.0 vs Modified MIT License). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Command A+ and Mistral Medium 3.5?

Command A+ is developed by Cohere and Mistral Medium 3.5 is developed by Mistral AI.

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