Model comparison
Mistral Large 3 vs Cohere Command A
Compare Mistral Large 3 vs Cohere Command A API pricing: input/output token costs, cache pricing, context windows, workload estimates, and routing fit.
Mistral Large 3
mistral · mistral/mistral-large-3
- Input
- $0.5
- Output
- $1.5
- Context
- 262.1K
Cohere Command A
cohere_chat · command-a-03-2025
- Input
- $2.5
- Output
- $10
- Context
- 256K
Quick take
Mistral Large 3 has the lower input price at $0.5 per 1M input tokens. Mistral Large 3 is cheaper for the example blended workload below. Mistral Large 3 has the larger context window at 262.1K tokens.
Choose Mistral Large 3 if...
- Mistral Large 3 is the better default for cost-sensitive traffic and repeated high-volume calls.
- Mistral Large 3 is safer for long documents, repository analysis, and RAG prompts because it has the larger context window.
- Mistral Large 3 gives more room for long generated answers, reports, or code output.
Choose Cohere Command A if...
- Cohere Command A is a reasonable pick when its provider, latency, or integration path fits your stack better.
Example workload cost
Estimates use input tokens plus 20% output tokens. They exclude provider discounts, cache hits, and tool/search surcharges.
| Workload | Mistral Large 3 | Cohere Command A | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1M input + 200K output | $0.80 | $4.50 | Mistral Large 3 |
| 10M input + 2M output | $8.00 | $45.00 | Mistral Large 3 |
| 100M input + 20M output | $80.00 | $450.00 | Mistral Large 3 |
Context, output, and capability fit
Mistral Large 3 provides the larger context window. Check max output separately when the task needs long reports, code generation, or full-document rewrites.
- Mistral Large 3 max output
- 262.1K
- Cohere Command A max output
- 8K
- Mistral Large 3 features
- function calling, vision
- Cohere Command A features
- function calling
Risk notes for Mistral Large 3
- No prompt caching in this snapshot: repeated long-context calls may be more expensive.
Risk notes for Cohere Command A
- No prompt caching in this snapshot: repeated long-context calls may be more expensive.
Routing tags
frontiercodingreasoningagentsopen-weightenterpriselocal-openenterprise-ragraglong-context