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Command R+ (08-2024) vs Mistral Large 2

A complete head-to-head: pricing, context window, benchmarks, modality coverage, and openness, with a programmatic verdict synthesized from the underlying data.

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Command R+ (08-2024) specs · Mistral Large 2 specs
Verdict by category
  • PriceMistral Large 2

    Mistral Large 2 is roughly 1.7× cheaper on output tokens ($6.00 vs $10.00 per 1M).

  • Context windowTie

    Both ship a 128K-token context window.

  • BenchmarksMistral Large 2

    Mistral Large 2 leads in 1 of 1 shared benchmarks; the biggest gap is on MMLU (broad academic knowledge), where it scores 84.0 vs 75.7.

  • ModalitiesTie

    Both handle text.

  • OpennessTie

    Both ship open weights, self-host either one.

On balance Mistral Large 2 edges ahead, winning 2 of 5 categories against Command R+ (08-2024)'s 0. Mistral Large 2 is roughly 1.7× cheaper on output tokens ($6.00 vs $10.00 per 1M). Both ship a 128K-token context window.

Mistral Large 2 leads in 1 of 1 shared benchmarks; the biggest gap is on MMLU (broad academic knowledge), where it scores 84.0 vs 75.7. Both target the same set of modalities (text), so the deciding factors are price, context, and raw quality. Both ship open weights, self-host either one.

Command R+ (08-2024) is the newer of the two, released 1 months after Mistral Large 2, which usually means a more recent knowledge cutoff and updated safety post-training. Command R+ (08-2024) is usually picked for rag and data extraction workloads, while Mistral Large 2 sees more deployments in coding llm and multilingual. If pricing matters more than every last benchmark point, run the numbers in the calculator below before committing.

Side-by-side specs

SpecCommand R+ (08-2024)Mistral Large 2
ProviderCohereMistral
ReleasedAug 2024Jul 2024
Modalitiestexttext
Context window128K tokens128K tokens
Max output,,
Input · 1M$2.50 / 1M tokens$2.00 / 1M tokens
Output · 1M$10.00 / 1M tokens$6.00 / 1M tokens
Knowledge cutoff,2024-04
Open weightsYes (CC-BY-NC 4.0)Yes (Mistral Research License)
API availableYesYes

Pricing at scale

What you'd actually pay at typical workloads. Numbers come from each model's published per-million-token rates.

  • Light usage, 100k in / 50k out per day$22.50 vs $15.00
  • Heavy usage, 1M in / 500k out per day$225 vs $150
  • RAG workload, 5M in / 200k out per day$435 vs $336

Light usage, 100k in / 50k out per day: $22.50 vs $15.00 per month, model B comes out ahead. Heavy usage, 1M in / 500k out per day: $225 vs $150 per month, model B comes out ahead. RAG workload, 5M in / 200k out per day: $435 vs $336 per month, model B comes out ahead.

Price calculator

Estimated spend for the listed models at your usage. Numbers are derived from each model's published per-million-token rates.

  • Command R+ (08-2024)$0.750
  • Mistral Large 2$0.500

Benchmarks compared

Only sourced numbers. Where a benchmark is missing for one model we show the available value rather than fabricating the other.

Command R+ (08-2024)Mistral Large 2
  • MMLU75.784.0
  • HumanEval,92.0
Pick Command R+ (08-2024) if

Command R+ (08-2024) fits when…

  • RAG-tuned
  • Citation generation
  • Enterprise tooling
Pick Mistral Large 2 if

Mistral Large 2 fits when…

  • Strong code and math
  • EU data residency
  • Multilingual
  • Cost-sensitive workloads, 1.7× cheaper than Command R+ (08-2024) on output tokens.
Don't want either?

Consider Command R

Cohere's mid-tier RAG-optimized model, affordable and reliable on retrieval workloads.

See Command R specsCommand R+ (08-2024) vs Command RMistral Large 2 vs Command R

Frequently asked

  • Is Command R+ (08-2024) or Mistral Large 2 cheaper?
    Mistral Large 2 is cheaper at $6.00 / 1M tokens per million output tokens, vs $10.00 / 1M tokens for Command R+ (08-2024).
  • Which has the larger context window?
    Both Command R+ (08-2024) and Mistral Large 2 ship a 128K-token context window.
  • Is Command R+ (08-2024) or Mistral Large 2 better for coding?
    Both Command R+ (08-2024) and Mistral Large 2 are competitive on coding benchmarks. See each model's individual spec page for HumanEval and SWE-bench scores where published. For an opinionated pick, consult our Best LLM for Coding ranking.
  • Are either of these models open source?
    Both ship with open weights. Command R+ (08-2024) is licensed under CC-BY-NC 4.0; Mistral Large 2 under Mistral Research License.
  • When were Command R+ (08-2024) and Mistral Large 2 released?
    Command R+ (08-2024) was released by Cohere on 2024-08-30. Mistral Large 2 was released by Mistral on 2024-07-24.
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