command-r-plus-08-2024 is an update of the [Command R+](/models/cohere/command-r-plus) with roughly 50% higher throughput and 25% lower latencies as compared to the previous Command R+ version, while keeping the hardware footprint the same.…
Model details →Cohere: Command R+ (08-2024) vs Mistral: Mixtral 8x7B Instruct
Mistral: Mixtral 8x7B Instruct wins on 2 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
Mixtral 8x7B Instruct is a pretrained generative Sparse Mixture of Experts, by Mistral AI, for chat and instruction use. Incorporates 8 experts (feed-forward networks) for a total of 47 billion parameters. Instruct model fine-tuned by Mist…
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | Cohere: Command R+ (08-2024) | Mistral: Mixtral 8x7B Instruct | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 128K | 33K | 🏆 Cohere: Command R+ (08-2024) |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $2.50 | $0.54 | 🏆 Mistral: Mixtral 8x7B Instruct |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $10.00 | $0.54 | 🏆 Mistral: Mixtral 8x7B Instruct |
| 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: Mixtral 8x7B Instruct?
Mistral: Mixtral 8x7B Instruct wins on 2 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: Mixtral 8x7B Instruct?
Input: $2.50 vs $0.54 per 1M tokens. Output: $10.00 vs $0.54 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do Cohere: Command R+ (08-2024) and Mistral: Mixtral 8x7B Instruct support?
Cohere: Command R+ (08-2024) supports up to 128K tokens. Mistral: Mixtral 8x7B Instruct supports up to 33K tokens.
Do both Cohere: Command R+ (08-2024) and Mistral: Mixtral 8x7B Instruct support tool calling?
Cohere: Command R+ (08-2024): yes. Mistral: Mixtral 8x7B Instruct: yes.