Model Comparison

Command R+ vs Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Command R+ outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct is better at 1 benchmark (MMLU).

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

80.0B diff

Command R+ has 80.0B more parameters than Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct, making it 333.3% larger.

Cohere
Command R+
104.0Bparameters
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct
24.0Bparameters
104.0B
Command R+
24.0B
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Command R+ specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Command R+ specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

Cohere
Command R+
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct supports multimodal inputs, whereas Command R+ does not.

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Command R+

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Command R+ is licensed under CC BY-NC, while Mistral Small 3.1 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 3.1 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 3.1 24B Instruct was released on 2025-03-17.

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct is 7 months newer than Command R+.

Command R+

Aug 30, 2024

1.7 years ago

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct

Mar 17, 2025

1.2 years ago

6mo 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

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Cohere
Larger context window (128,000 tokens)
Mistral AI
Supports multimodal inputs
Higher MMLU score (80.6% vs 75.7%)

Detailed Comparison

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Feature
Cohere
Command R+
Mistral AI
Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Command R+ vs Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct.

Which is better, Command R+ or Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct?

Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Command R+ is made by Cohere and Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct is made by Mistral AI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Command R+ compare to Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct in benchmarks?

Command R+ scores HellaSwag: 88.6%, Winogrande: 85.4%, MMLU: 75.7%, ARC-C: 71.0%, GSM8k: 70.7%. Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct scores HumanEval: 88.4%, MMLU: 80.6%, TriviaQA: 80.5%, MBPP: 74.7%, MATH: 69.3%.

What are the context window sizes for Command R+ and Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct?

Command R+ supports 128K tokens and Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Command R+ and Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct?

Key differences include multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (CC BY-NC vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Command R+ and Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct?

Command R+ is developed by Cohere and Mistral Small 3.1 24B Instruct is developed by Mistral AI.