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Command A vs GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini

Command A (Cohere) and GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini (OpenAI) 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 3 September 2026

As of 3 September 2026, GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#69 vs #97); GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini is 5× cheaper per output token ($2.00/1M vs $10.00/1M); and GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini offers the longer context window (400K vs 256K tokens).

Which should you choose?

Choose Command A if…

  • ModelCap publishes no field on which Command A leads GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini for this pair.

Choose GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #69 against #97 (40.2 vs 26.7 points).
  • API cost matters — $2.00/1M output tokens against $10.00/1M, about 5× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.25/1M against $2.50/1M.
  • you need the longer context window — 400K tokens against 256K.
  • AA Intelligence Index is your yardstick — 31.3 against 7.5.
  • AA τ²-Bench Telecom is your yardstick — 62.9% against 15.2%.
  • AA Humanity's Last Exam is your yardstick — 18.5% against 4.0%.
  • you want the more recently listed model — GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini was listed 13 November 2025, Command A 13 March 2025.

Command A vs GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Command A and GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini
FieldCommand ACohereGPT-5.1-Codex-MiniOpenAI
ModelCap Index position#97#69
Index score26.740.2
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$2.50$0.25
Output price / 1M tokens$10.00$2.00
Context window256K tokens400K tokens
Max output tokens8K128K
API providers listed11
Weight accessGated accessAPI only
Input modalitiesTextImage, Text
First listed13 March 202513 November 2025
PublisherCohereOpenAI

Evidence: 3 public benchmark observations across 3 boards · 1 public benchmark observation across 1 board. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Command A vs GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini

Public benchmark boards where Command A or GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini has a published result
BoardCommand AGPT-5.1-Codex-MiniLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)13891383–1396—Only one result
BFCL V4UC Berkeley (Gorilla)46.5Function calling—Only one result
AA Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis7.5intelligence-index31.3intelligence-indexGPT-5.1-Codex-Mini
AA τ²-Bench TelecomArtificial Analysis15.2%tau2-bench-telecom62.9%tau2-bench-telecomGPT-5.1-Codex-Mini
AA Humanity's Last ExamArtificial Analysis4.0%humanitys-last-exam18.5%humanitys-last-examGPT-5.1-Codex-Mini

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 GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: common questions

Is Command A better than GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini?

GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 3 September 2026: #69 against #97. 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 GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini?

GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini is cheaper on output tokens: $2.00/1M against $10.00/1M. Input tokens are $2.50/1M for Command A and $0.25/1M for GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens.

Which has the bigger context window, Command A or GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini?

GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini has the larger context window: 400K tokens against 256K.

Which is better for coding, Command A or GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are Command A and GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini open-weight models?

Command A: Gated access. GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: API only. 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 GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini?

ModelCap currently lists 1 API provider for Command A and 1 for GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Command A vs GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 3 September 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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