Model Comparison

Command R+ vs Mistral NeMo Instruct

Command R+ significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Mistral NeMo Instruct is 2.9x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

4 benchmarks

Command R+ outperforms in 4 benchmarks (HellaSwag, MMLU, TruthfulQA, Winogrande), while Mistral NeMo Instruct is better at 0 benchmarks.

Command R+ significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Mistral NeMo Instruct costs less

For input processing, Command R+ ($0.25/1M tokens) is 1.7x more expensive than Mistral NeMo Instruct ($0.15/1M tokens).

For output processing, Command R+ ($1.00/1M tokens) is 6.7x more expensive than Mistral NeMo Instruct ($0.15/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Command R+ is more expensive than Mistral NeMo 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
Mistral NeMo Instruct
Input tokens$0.15
Output tokens$0.15
Best providerGoogle
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

92.0B diff

Command R+ has 92.0B more parameters than Mistral NeMo Instruct, making it 766.7% larger.

Cohere
Command R+
104.0Bparameters
Mistral AI
Mistral NeMo Instruct
12.0Bparameters
104.0B
Command R+
12.0B
Mistral NeMo 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
Mistral NeMo 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 Mistral NeMo Instruct 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

Mistral NeMo Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Command R+ was released on 2024-08-30, while Mistral NeMo Instruct was released on 2024-07-18.

Command R+ is 1 month newer than Mistral NeMo Instruct.

Command R+

Aug 30, 2024

1.6 years ago

1mo newer
Mistral NeMo Instruct

Jul 18, 2024

1.7 years 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

Provider Availability

Command R+ is available from Cohere, Bedrock. Mistral NeMo Instruct is available from Google, Mistral AI.

Command R+

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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

Mistral NeMo Instruct

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Google
Input Price:Input: $0.15/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.15/1M
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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
Higher HellaSwag score (88.6% vs 83.5%)
Higher MMLU score (75.7% vs 68.0%)
Higher TruthfulQA score (56.3% vs 50.3%)
Higher Winogrande score (85.4% vs 76.8%)
Mistral AI
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Cohere
Command R+
Mistral AI
Mistral NeMo Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Command R+ vs Mistral NeMo Instruct

Command R+ significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Command R+ is made by Cohere and Mistral NeMo 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%. Mistral NeMo Instruct scores HellaSwag: 83.5%, Winogrande: 76.8%, TriviaQA: 73.8%, CommonSenseQA: 70.4%, MMLU: 68.0%.
Mistral NeMo Instruct is 1.7x cheaper for input tokens. Command R+ costs $0.25/M input and $1.00/M output via cohere. Mistral NeMo Instruct costs $0.15/M input and $0.15/M output via google.
Command R+ supports 128K tokens and Mistral NeMo 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 $0.15/M), 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 Mistral NeMo Instruct is developed by Mistral AI.