command-r-08-2024 is an update of the [Command R](/models/cohere/command-r) with improved performance for multilingual retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and tool use. More broadly, it is better at math, code and reasoning and is competit…
Model details →Cohere: Command R (08-2024) vs Mistral: Devstral Small 1.1
Mistral: Devstral Small 1.1 wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
Devstral Small 1.1 is a 24B parameter open-weight language model for software engineering agents, developed by Mistral AI in collaboration with All Hands AI. Finetuned from Mistral Small 3.1 and released under the Apache 2.0 license, it fea…
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | Cohere: Command R (08-2024) | Mistral: Devstral Small 1.1 | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 128K | 131K | 🏆 Mistral: Devstral Small 1.1 |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.15 | $0.10 | 🏆 Mistral: Devstral Small 1.1 |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $0.60 | $0.30 | 🏆 Mistral: Devstral Small 1.1 |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | — | — | Tie |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | — | — | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is Cohere: Command R (08-2024) better than Mistral: Devstral Small 1.1?
Mistral: Devstral Small 1.1 wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between Cohere: Command R (08-2024) and Mistral: Devstral Small 1.1?
Input: $0.15 vs $0.10 per 1M tokens. Output: $0.60 vs $0.30 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do Cohere: Command R (08-2024) and Mistral: Devstral Small 1.1 support?
Cohere: Command R (08-2024) supports up to 128K tokens. Mistral: Devstral Small 1.1 supports up to 131K tokens.
Do both Cohere: Command R (08-2024) and Mistral: Devstral Small 1.1 support tool calling?
Cohere: Command R (08-2024): yes. Mistral: Devstral Small 1.1: yes.