Head-to-Head API Cost Benchmark

Cohere Command R+ vs Mistral Small 3: API Price & Latency Comparison

On a standard B2B production workload (5,000 req/day), Mistral Small 3 is 96.5% cheaper ($46.12/mo vs $1303.12/mo), while Mistral Small 3 leads in token generation speed (150 tok/s).

Side-by-Side Specification & Billing Matrix

Metric Cohere Command R+ (Cohere) Mistral Small 3 (Mistral AI (La Plateforme)) Advantage
Standard Input / 1M Tokens $2.500 $0.100 Mistral Small 3
Cached Input / 1M Tokens $1.250 $0.050 Mistral Small 3
Output Generation / 1M Tokens $10.00 $0.30 Mistral Small 3
Intelligence / Benchmark Quality 1245 LMSYS Elo 1215 LMSYS Elo Cohere Command R+
Monthly Spend (5k req/day, 50% cache) $1303.12 / mo $46.12 / mo Mistral Small 3 (-96.5%)
Context Window 128,000 tokens 32,000 tokens Cohere Command R+
Output Speed (Throughput) 80 tokens/sec 150 tokens/sec Mistral Small 3
Batch API Discount -30% (Cohere) -50% (Mistral AI (La Plateforme)) Mistral AI (La Plateforme)
Primary Workload Fit Enterprise knowledge base search with verifiable inline citations GDPR-strict European customer support automation & structured extraction Workload Dependent
Deploy / Console Access Try Cohere Command R+ → Try Mistral Small 3 → Open Full Simulator