Command R7B (12-2024) vs Mistral Small 3.1 24B
Command R7B (12-2024) costs 3.7x less per output token than Mistral Small 3.1 24B ($0.15 vs $0.555 per million). Updated October 21, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $0.15
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $0.555
Command R7B (12-2024) or Mistral Small 3.1 24B: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick Command R7B (12-2024) for output tokens 3.7x cheaper ($0.15 vs $0.555 per million).
No benchmark has tested both yet. Command R7B (12-2024) has results on Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard (BFCL); Mistral Small 3.1 24B on LMArena Text: coding, LMArena Text: software and IT and LMArena Text: hard prompts. Compare them on price and context instead.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Neither has a coding score yet.
One side not measured
Long documents
Listed context window
No call
Both take 128K tokens.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Command R7B (12-2024)
Command R7B (12-2024) $0.0001, Mistral Small 3.1 24B $0.0006 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Command R7B (12-2024) not benchmarked, Mistral Small 3.1 24B not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- None yet: no category has been tested on both models.
- Widest single gap
- None yet: no benchmark has tested both models.
- Output price
- Command R7B (12-2024) $0.15 against Mistral Small 3.1 24B $0.555 per million output tokens, 3.7x apart.
- Context window
- Both take 128K tokens.
Benchmark by benchmark
Every board either model has a result on, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale. Only one model is measured on each, so no row names a leader.
CodingDirectional onlySix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index2 boards measured
| Benchmark | Command R7B (12-2024) | Mistral Small 3.1 24B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text: coding | Not measured | 1309 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | Not measured | 1301 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 37 boards here | |||
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | Command R7B (12-2024) | Mistral Small 3.1 24B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard (BFCL) | 32.1% | Not measured | Only Command R7B (12-2024) measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 40 boards here | |||
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index5 boards measured
| Benchmark | Command R7B (12-2024) | Mistral Small 3.1 24B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | Not measured | 1278 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Text: expert | Not measured | 1257 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | Not measured | 1290 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Vision: diagrams | Not measured | 1119 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Vision: homework | Not measured | 1158 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 17 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards measured
| Benchmark | Command R7B (12-2024) | Mistral Small 3.1 24B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text: math | Not measured | 1261 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | Not measured | 1271 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 11 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index4 boards measured
| Benchmark | Command R7B (12-2024) | Mistral Small 3.1 24B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text: science | Not measured | 1265 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | Not measured | 1267 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | Not measured | 1271 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | Not measured | 1257 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 14 boards here | |||
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index25 boards measured
| Benchmark | Command R7B (12-2024) | Mistral Small 3.1 24B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | Not measured | 1277 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | Not measured | 1263 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | Not measured | 1252 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Vision | Not measured | 1136 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Text: English | Not measured | 1295 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Text: non-English | Not measured | 1255 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | Not measured | 1253 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Text: German | Not measured | 1266 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | Not measured | 1208 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | Not measured | 1207 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Text: French | Not measured | 1273 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | Not measured | 1284 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | Not measured | 1263 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Text: Polish | Not measured | 1242 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | Not measured | 1270 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | Not measured | 1299 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | Not measured | 1268 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | Not measured | 1250 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Vision: English | Not measured | 1157 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Vision: Chinese | Not measured | 1155 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Vision: reading text | Not measured | 1132 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Vision: humor | Not measured | 1142 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Vision: captioning | Not measured | 1153 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Vision: recognizing things | Not measured | 1155 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| LMArena Vision: creative writing | Not measured | 1123 | Only Mistral Small 3.1 24B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 21 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
Command R7B (12-2024) costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Command R7B (12-2024) costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Command R7B (12-2024) costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | Cohere Command R7B (12-2024) | Mistral Small 3.1 24B |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Cohere | Mistral AI |
| Weights | No public weights listed | Open weights |
| Released | December 14, 2024 | March 17, 2025 |
| Context window | 128K | 128K |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.0375 | $0.351 |
| Output $/Mtok | $0.15 | $0.555 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 0 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Command R7B (12-2024) better than Mistral Small 3.1 24B for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Command R7B (12-2024) for output tokens 3.7x cheaper ($0.15 vs $0.555 per million).
Which is cheaper, Command R7B (12-2024) or Mistral Small 3.1 24B?
Command R7B (12-2024) costs $0.0375 per million input tokens and $0.15 per million output tokens; Mistral Small 3.1 24B costs $0.351 and $0.555. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Command R7B (12-2024) or Mistral Small 3.1 24B?
Neither: both take 128K tokens.
Has any benchmark tested both Command R7B (12-2024) and Mistral Small 3.1 24B?
No benchmark has tested both yet. Command R7B (12-2024) has results on Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard (BFCL); Mistral Small 3.1 24B on LMArena Text: coding, LMArena Text: software and IT and LMArena Text: hard prompts. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 21, 2026.