Model Comparison

Command R+ vs Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)

Comparing Command R+ and Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Command R+ and Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) costs less

For input processing, Command R+ ($0.25/1M tokens) is 1.7x more expensive than Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) ($0.15/1M tokens).

For output processing, Command R+ ($1.00/1M tokens) is 6.7x more expensive than Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) ($0.15/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Command R+ is more expensive than Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512).*

* 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 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)
Input tokens$0.15
Output tokens$0.15
Best providerMistral
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

96.0B diff

Command R+ has 96.0B more parameters than Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512), making it 1200.0% larger.

Cohere
Command R+
104.0Bparameters
Mistral AI
Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)
8.0Bparameters
104.0B
Command R+
8.0B
Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) accepts 262,100 input tokens compared to Command R+'s 128,000 tokens. Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) can generate longer responses up to 262,100 tokens, while Command R+ is limited to 128,000 tokens.

Cohere
Command R+
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Mistral AI
Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)
Input262,100 tokens
Output262,100 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) supports multimodal inputs, whereas Command R+ does not.

Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Command R+

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Command R+ is licensed under CC BY-NC, while Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) uses Apache 2.0.

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

Command R+

CC BY-NC

Open weights

Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Command R+ was released on 2024-08-30, while Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) was released on 2025-12-04.

Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) is 15 months newer than Command R+.

Command R+

Aug 30, 2024

1.6 years ago

Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)

Dec 4, 2025

4 months ago

1.3yr 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 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) is available from Mistral AI.

Command R+

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

Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)

mistral logo
Mistral
Input Price:Input: $0.15/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.15/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Cohere
Mistral AI
Larger context window (262,100 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Cohere
Command R+
Mistral AI
Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)

FAQ

Common questions about Command R+ vs Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512)

Command R+ (Cohere) and Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) (Mistral AI) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.
Command R+ scores HellaSwag: 88.6%, Winogrande: 85.4%, MMLU: 75.7%, ARC-C: 71.0%, GSM8k: 70.7%. Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) scores AIME 2024: 86.0%, AIME 2025: 78.7%, GPQA: 66.8%, LiveCodeBench: 61.6%.
Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) is 1.7x cheaper for input tokens. Command R+ costs $0.25/M input and $1.00/M output via cohere. Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) costs $0.15/M input and $0.15/M output via mistral.
Command R+ supports 128K tokens and Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) supports 262K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (128K vs 262K), input pricing ($0.25 vs $0.15/M), multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (CC BY-NC vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Command R+ is developed by Cohere and Ministral 3 (8B Reasoning 2512) is developed by Mistral AI.