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Command A vs Phi-3 Mini 128K Instruct

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Command A wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math

Phi-3 Mini 128K Instruct wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
Price Advantage
Phi-3 Mini 128K Instruct
Benchmark Advantage
Command A
Context Window
Command A
Speed
Command A

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureCommand APhi-3 Mini 128K Instruct
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyCommand APhi-3 Mini 128K Instruct
LicenseOpen SourceOpen Source
AuthorCohereMicrosoft
ReleasedMar 2025Unknown

Command A Modalities

Input
text
Output
text

Phi-3 Mini 128K Instruct Modalities

Input
Output

Frequently Asked Questions

Phi-3 Mini 128K Instruct has cheaper input pricing at $0.10/M tokens. Phi-3 Mini 128K Instruct has cheaper output pricing at $0.10/M tokens.
Command A has a 256,000 token context window, while Phi-3 Mini 128K Instruct has a 128,000 token context window.
Command A does not support vision. Phi-3 Mini 128K Instruct does not support vision.