Model Comparison

Command R+ vs Mistral Small

Comparing Command R+ and Mistral Small across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Command R+ and Mistral Small 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

Mistral Small costs less

For input processing, Command R+ ($0.25/1M tokens) is 1.3x more expensive than Mistral Small ($0.20/1M tokens).

For output processing, Command R+ ($1.00/1M tokens) is 1.7x more expensive than Mistral Small ($0.60/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Command R+ is more expensive than Mistral Small.*

* 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 Small
Input tokens$0.20
Output tokens$0.60
Best providerMistral
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

82.0B diff

Command R+ has 82.0B more parameters than Mistral Small, making it 372.7% larger.

Cohere
Command R+
104.0Bparameters
Mistral AI
Mistral Small
22.0Bparameters
104.0B
Command R+
22.0B
Mistral Small

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Command R+ accepts 128,000 input tokens compared to Mistral Small's 32,768 tokens. Command R+ can generate longer responses up to 128,000 tokens, while Mistral Small is limited to 32,768 tokens.

Cohere
Command R+
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Mistral AI
Mistral Small
Input32,768 tokens
Output32,768 tokens
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License

Usage and distribution terms

Command R+ is licensed under CC BY-NC, while Mistral Small 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

Mistral Small

Mistral Research License

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Command R+ was released on 2024-08-30, while Mistral Small was released on 2024-09-17.

Mistral Small is 1 month newer than Command R+.

Command R+

Aug 30, 2024

1.6 years ago

Mistral Small

Sep 17, 2024

1.5 years ago

2w 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. Mistral Small is available from 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 Small

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Mistral
Input Price:Input: $0.20/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.60/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Cohere
Larger context window (128,000 tokens)
Mistral AI
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Cohere
Command R+
Mistral AI
Mistral Small

FAQ

Common questions about Command R+ vs Mistral Small

Command R+ (Cohere) and Mistral Small (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%.
Mistral Small is 1.3x cheaper for input tokens. Command R+ costs $0.25/M input and $1.00/M output via cohere. Mistral Small costs $0.20/M input and $0.60/M output via mistral.
Command R+ supports 128K tokens and Mistral Small supports 33K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (128K vs 33K), input pricing ($0.25 vs $0.20/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 Mistral Small is developed by Mistral AI.