Model Comparison

Command R+ vs Ministral 8B Instruct

Command R+ shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks. Ministral 8B Instruct is 4.4x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

3 benchmarks

Command R+ outperforms in 2 benchmarks (MMLU, Winogrande), while Ministral 8B Instruct is better at 1 benchmark (ARC-C).

Command R+ shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Ministral 8B Instruct costs less

For input processing, Command R+ ($0.25/1M tokens) is 2.5x more expensive than Ministral 8B Instruct ($0.10/1M tokens).

For output processing, Command R+ ($1.00/1M tokens) is 10.0x more expensive than Ministral 8B Instruct ($0.10/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Command R+ is more expensive than Ministral 8B Instruct.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
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Cohere
Command R+
Input tokens$0.25
Output tokens$1.00
Best providerCohere
Mistral AI
Ministral 8B Instruct
Input tokens$0.10
Output tokens$0.10
Best providerMistral
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

96.0B diff

Command R+ has 96.0B more parameters than Ministral 8B Instruct, making it 1196.8% larger.

Cohere
Command R+
104.0Bparameters
Mistral AI
Ministral 8B Instruct
8.0Bparameters
104.0B
Command R+
8.0B
Ministral 8B Instruct

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Both models have the same input context window of 128,000 tokens. Both models can generate responses up to 128,000 tokens.

Cohere
Command R+
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Mistral AI
Ministral 8B Instruct
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
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License

Usage and distribution terms

Command R+ is licensed under CC BY-NC, while Ministral 8B Instruct uses Mistral Research License.

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

Command R+

CC BY-NC

Open weights

Ministral 8B Instruct

Mistral Research License

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Command R+ was released on 2024-08-30, while Ministral 8B Instruct was released on 2024-10-16.

Ministral 8B Instruct is 2 months newer than Command R+.

Command R+

Aug 30, 2024

1.6 years ago

Ministral 8B Instruct

Oct 16, 2024

1.5 years ago

1mo newer

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

Provider Availability

Command R+ is available from Cohere, Bedrock. Ministral 8B Instruct is available from Mistral AI.

Command R+

cohere logo
Cohere
Input Price:Input: $0.25/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.00/1M
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AWS Bedrock
Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M

Ministral 8B Instruct

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Mistral
Input Price:Input: $0.10/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.10/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Cohere
Higher MMLU score (75.7% vs 65.0%)
Higher Winogrande score (85.4% vs 75.3%)
Mistral AI
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Higher ARC-C score (71.9% vs 71.0%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Cohere
Command R+
Mistral AI
Ministral 8B Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Command R+ vs Ministral 8B Instruct

Command R+ shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks. Command R+ is made by Cohere and Ministral 8B Instruct is made by Mistral AI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Command R+ scores HellaSwag: 88.6%, Winogrande: 85.4%, MMLU: 75.7%, ARC-C: 71.0%, GSM8k: 70.7%. Ministral 8B Instruct scores MT-Bench: 83.0%, Winogrande: 75.3%, ARC-C: 71.9%, Arena Hard: 70.9%, MBPP pass@1: 70.0%.
Ministral 8B Instruct is 2.5x cheaper for input tokens. Command R+ costs $0.25/M input and $1.00/M output via cohere. Ministral 8B Instruct costs $0.10/M input and $0.10/M output via mistral.
Command R+ supports 128K tokens and Ministral 8B Instruct supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include input pricing ($0.25 vs $0.10/M), licensing (CC BY-NC vs Mistral Research License). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Command R+ is developed by Cohere and Ministral 8B Instruct is developed by Mistral AI.