Model Comparison

Command R+ vs Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

Comparing Command R+ and Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct 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 3 24B Instruct 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 3 24B Instruct costs less

For input processing, Command R+ ($0.25/1M tokens) is 3.6x more expensive than Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct ($0.07/1M tokens).

For output processing, Command R+ ($1.00/1M tokens) is 7.1x more expensive than Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct ($0.14/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Command R+ is more expensive than Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
Sat Apr 11 2026 • llm-stats.com
Cohere
Command R+
Input tokens$0.25
Output tokens$1.00
Best providerCohere
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
Input tokens$0.07
Output tokens$0.14
Best providerDeepinfra
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

80.0B diff

Command R+ has 80.0B more parameters than Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct, making it 333.3% larger.

Cohere
Command R+
104.0Bparameters
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
24.0Bparameters
104.0B
Command R+
24.0B
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Command R+ accepts 128,000 input tokens compared to Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct's 32,000 tokens. Command R+ can generate longer responses up to 128,000 tokens, while Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct is limited to 32,000 tokens.

Cohere
Command R+
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct
Input32,000 tokens
Output32,000 tokens
Sat Apr 11 2026 • llm-stats.com

License

Usage and distribution terms

Command R+ is licensed under CC BY-NC, while Mistral Small 3 24B 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 Small 3 24B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Command R+ was released on 2024-08-30, while Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct was released on 2025-01-30.

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct is 5 months newer than Command R+.

Command R+

Aug 30, 2024

1.6 years ago

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

Jan 30, 2025

1.2 years ago

5mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-10-01, while Command R+'s cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct's training data extends to 2023-10-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Command R+'s cutoff date.

Command R+

—

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

Oct 2023

Provider Availability

Command R+ is available from Cohere, Bedrock. Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct is available from DeepInfra, 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

Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

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Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.07/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.14/1M
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Mistral
Input Price:Input: $0.10/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.30/1M
* 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 3 24B Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Command R+ vs Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct

Command R+ (Cohere) and Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct (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 3 24B Instruct scores Arena Hard: 87.6%, HumanEval: 84.8%, MT-Bench: 83.5%, IFEval: 82.9%, MATH: 70.6%.
Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct is 3.6x cheaper for input tokens. Command R+ costs $0.25/M input and $1.00/M output via cohere. Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct costs $0.07/M input and $0.14/M output via deepinfra.
Command R+ supports 128K tokens and Mistral Small 3 24B Instruct supports 32K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (128K vs 32K), input pricing ($0.25 vs $0.07/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 Small 3 24B Instruct is developed by Mistral AI.