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Command A vs Mistral Medium 3.1

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Command A wins:

  • Larger context window

Mistral Medium 3.1 wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
  • Supports vision
Price Advantage
Mistral Medium 3.1
Benchmark Advantage
Mistral Medium 3.1
Context Window
Command A
Speed
Mistral Medium 3.1

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureCommand AMistral Medium 3.1
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyCommand AMistral Medium 3.1
LicenseOpen SourceProprietary
AuthorCohereMistral AI
ReleasedMar 2025Aug 2025

Command A Modalities

Input
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Output
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Mistral Medium 3.1 Modalities

Input
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Output
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Frequently Asked Questions

Mistral Medium 3.1 has cheaper input pricing at $0.40/M tokens. Mistral Medium 3.1 has cheaper output pricing at $2.00/M tokens.
Mistral Medium 3.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 18.3, compared to Command A's score of 9.9.
Command A has a 256,000 token context window, while Mistral Medium 3.1 has a 131,072 token context window.
Command A does not support vision. Mistral Medium 3.1 supports vision.