AI model comparison
Mistral Medium 3.5 vs Command A
Pricing, context window, benchmarks, and features compared side by side. Or skip the guesswork and send one prompt to both.
Mistral
Mistral Medium 3.5
Mistral Medium 3.5 is a dense 128B instruction-following model from Mistral AI.
- Input / 1M
- $1.50
- Output / 1M
- $7.50
- Context
- 262K
Cohere
Command A
Command A is an open-weights 111B parameter model with a 256k context window focused on delivering great performance across agentic, multilingual, and coding use cases.
- Input / 1M
- $2.50
- Output / 1M
- $10
- Context
- 256K
At a glance
Quick verdict
How the two models stack up on the things people ask about most.
Lower price
Mistral Medium 3.5
1.5x cheaper for a typical chat
Higher intelligence score
Mistral Medium 3.5
14.2 vs 13.1 on Artificial Analysis
Larger context window
Mistral Medium 3.5
262K vs 256K tokens
Newer release
Mistral Medium 3.5
Released April 30, 2026
Benchmarks
Benchmark scores
Independent scores from Artificial Analysis. Higher is better.
Intelligence index
Mistral Medium 3.514.2Command A13.1Coding index
Mistral Medium 3.546.9Command A27.8Agentic index
Mistral Medium 3.57Command A1Pricing
Mistral Medium 3.5 vs Command A API pricing
Per-token API rates. Cheaper option highlighted.
| Metric | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Command A |
|---|---|---|
| Input tokensPer 1M tokens | $1.50 | $2.50 |
| Output tokensPer 1M tokens | $7.50 | $10 |
| Cached input (read)Per 1M tokens | Not available | Not available |
| Cache writePer 1M tokens | Not available | Not available |
What it costs in practice
Estimated cost per 1,000 requests at standard rates. Coding and long-document figures also show the cost when the input is already cached.
Chat message
2K in, 500 out
Mistral Medium 3.5$6.75Command A$10Coding task
30K in, 4K out
Mistral Medium 3.5$75Command A$115Long document summary
150K in, 2K out
Mistral Medium 3.5$240Command A$395Specs
Context window and capabilities
How much each model can read, how much it can write, and what it accepts as input.
| Metric | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Command A |
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 262K tokens | 256K tokens |
| Max output | 210K tokens | 8K tokens |
| Input types | File, Image, Text | Text |
| Output types | Text | Text |
| Reasoning effort levels | High, None | Not available |
| Default reasoning effort | High | Not available |
| Release date | April 30, 2026 | March 13, 2025 |
Features
Supported features
API features available for each model.
| Metric | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Command A |
|---|---|---|
| Tool calling | Supported | Not supported |
| Structured outputs | Supported | Supported |
| JSON mode | Supported | Supported |
| Reasoning | Supported | Not supported |
| Temperature | Supported | Supported |
| Stop sequences | Supported | Supported |
| Deterministic seed | Supported | Supported |
| Verbosity control | Not supported | Not supported |
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Our take
Mistral Medium 3.5 is 1.5x cheaper for a typical chat. Mistral Medium 3.5 scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (14.2 vs 13.1). Mistral Medium 3.5 has the larger context window (262K vs 256K tokens). The right pick depends on your workload, so the quickest way to settle it is to send the same prompt to both and compare.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Is Mistral Medium 3.5 or Command A cheaper?
Mistral Medium 3.5 is cheaper for a typical chat (2K input tokens and 500 output tokens). Mistral Medium 3.5 costs $1.50 per 1M input tokens and $7.50 per 1M output tokens, while Command A costs $2.50 per 1M input tokens and $10 per 1M output tokens.
Which has a bigger context window, Mistral Medium 3.5 or Command A?
Mistral Medium 3.5 supports up to 262K tokens of context, compared with 256K for Command A.
Is Mistral Medium 3.5 smarter than Command A?
On the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, Mistral Medium 3.5 scores 14.2 and Command A scores 13.1, putting Mistral Medium 3.5 ahead. Benchmarks don't capture everything, so the best test is running your own prompts through both.
Can I use Mistral Medium 3.5 and Command A at the same time?
Yes. Shortcut Chat sends one prompt to multiple models at once, so you can see Mistral Medium 3.5 and Command A answer side by side and keep the better response.
Why choose? Ask both.
Send one prompt to Mistral Medium 3.5 and Command A at the same time. Compare the answers side by side and keep the best one.