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Command R vs Mistral Small (2402)

Cohere · released

Wins 0 of 2 areas

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Mistral · released

Wins 2 of 2 areas

Coding · Reasoning

Mistral Small (2402) is the stronger all-rounder.

Scores updated · 10 tests both models report · How we compare

Where each one wins

Tests won in each of the two areas where both have results. Each piece is one test, so a longer bar means more evidence; grey means the two scored within a point of each other.

Coding rests on a single test.

What it costs

Prices per million tokens, roughly 750,000 words. The bars show the cost of a million tokens read plus a million written.

Command R$0.15 to read · $0.60 to write$0.75Price from Cohere's own price page
Mistral Small (2402)No current price is tracked.

The biggest differences

The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.

Where Mistral Small (2402) pulls ahead

  • Code for real scientific research problemsSciCode+7.1points aheadMistral Small (2402)13.4Command R6.3
  • Graduate-level biology, physics and chemistry questionsGPQA Diamond+1.8points aheadMistral Small (2402)30.2Command R28.4

Where Command R pulls ahead

No clear win on a test scored out of 100.

Every test, side by side

All 10 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.

CodingMistral Small (2402)
  • SciCodeMistral Small (2402) by 7.16.313.4+7.1

Full coding ranking

ReasoningMistral Small (2402)

Full reasoning ranking

Other results7 tests, not counted

Tests outside the eight areas. They are not counted above: several are summary scores built from other tests, or the same test under another name.

Questions people ask

Which is better, Command R or Mistral Small (2402)?

Mistral Small (2402) wins all two areas where both have results: coding and reasoning. Command R wins none.

Which is better for coding?

Mistral Small (2402). It wins the one coding test both models report.

How do you compare the two?

We use the 10 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 3 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 7 are listed but not counted, because several are summary scores or repeat a test. Each score is the one shown on the model's own page.