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Command A vs Mistral Small 3.2 24B

Command A (Cohere) and Mistral Small 3.2 24B (Mistral AI) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 18 August 2026

As of 18 August 2026, Mistral Small 3.2 24B holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#77 vs #86); Mistral Small 3.2 24B is 40× cheaper per output token ($0.25/1M vs $10.00/1M); and Mistral Small 3.2 24B ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose Command A if…

  • ModelCap publishes no field on which Command A leads Mistral Small 3.2 24B for this pair.

Choose Mistral Small 3.2 24B if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #77 against #86 (32.6 vs 27.5 points).
  • API cost matters — $0.25/1M output tokens against $10.00/1M, about 40× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.094/1M against $2.50/1M.
  • you want to self-host: Mistral Small 3.2 24B ships open weights while Command A is gated access.
  • you want provider choice — 3 listed API providers against 1.
  • Arena coding is your yardstick — 1412 against 1390.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Mistral Small 3.2 24B was listed 20 June 2025, Command A 13 March 2025.

Command A vs Mistral Small 3.2 24B: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Command A and Mistral Small 3.2 24B
FieldCommand ACohereMistral Small 3.2 24BMistral AI
ModelCap Index position#86#77
Index score27.532.6
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$2.50$0.094
Output price / 1M tokens$10.00$0.25
Context window256K tokens256K tokens
Max output tokens8K16K
API providers listed13
Weight accessGated accessOpen weights
Input modalitiesTextImage, Text
First listed13 March 202520 June 2025
PublisherCohereMistral AI

Evidence: 3 public benchmark observations across 3 boards · 2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Command A vs Mistral Small 3.2 24B

Public benchmark boards where Command A or Mistral Small 3.2 24B has a published result
BoardCommand AMistral Small 3.2 24BLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)13901383–139614121402–1422Mistral Small 3.2 24B
BFCL V4UC Berkeley (Gorilla)46.5Function calling—Only one result
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis7.5intelligence-index—Only one result

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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Command A vs Mistral Small 3.2 24B: common questions

Is Command A better than Mistral Small 3.2 24B?

Mistral Small 3.2 24B ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 18 August 2026: #77 against #86. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it.

Is Command A cheaper than Mistral Small 3.2 24B?

Mistral Small 3.2 24B is cheaper on output tokens: $0.25/1M against $10.00/1M. Input tokens are $2.50/1M for Command A and $0.094/1M for Mistral Small 3.2 24B. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens.

Which has the bigger context window, Command A or Mistral Small 3.2 24B?

Both publish a 256K-token context window.

Which is better for coding, Command A or Mistral Small 3.2 24B?

Arena coding: Command A 1390, Mistral Small 3.2 24B 1412 — Mistral Small 3.2 24B leads.

Are Command A and Mistral Small 3.2 24B open-weight models?

Command A: Gated access. Mistral Small 3.2 24B: Open weights. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run Command A and Mistral Small 3.2 24B?

ModelCap currently lists 1 API provider for Command A and 3 for Mistral Small 3.2 24B, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Command A vs Mistral Small 3.2 24B comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 18 August 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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