Command A vs Mistral Large 3 vs Nova Premier
Mistral Large 3 comes out ahead, 50 to 41 and 24 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.
CohereCommand A
24/100- ECI—
- Price$2.50 / $10.00
- Context256K
- Our pick
Mistral AIMistral Large 3
50/100- ECI—
- Price$0.50 / $1.50
- Context262K
AmazonNova Premier
41/100- ECI—
- Price$2.50 / $12.50
- Context1M
Mistral Large 3 is our pick
Mistral Large 3 is the better all-round choice, scoring 50/100 against Nova Premier (41) and Command A (24). It leads on price. Nova Premier wins on inputs & features and context window. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
- CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
- Lowest priceMistral Large 3Mistral Large 3 $0.75 · Command A $4.38 · Nova Premier $5.00 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextNova PremierNova Premier 1,000,000 · Mistral Large 3 262,144 · Command A 256,000 tokens
- Widest inputsNova PremierCommand A: Text · Mistral Large 3: Text, Images · Nova Premier: Text, Images, PDFs, Video
- Self-hostingCommand A and Mistral Large 3Publishes downloadable weights
| Measure | Weight | Command A | Mistral Large 3 | Nova Premier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 19 | 56 | 17 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 25 | 50 | 70 |
| Context window | 20% | 36 | 37 | 60 |
| Overall | 100% | 24/100 | 50/100 | 41/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | Command ACohere | Mistral Large 3Mistral AI | Nova PremierAmazon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $2.50 | $0.50 (best) | $2.50 |
| Output | $10.00 | $1.50 (best) | $12.50 |
| Cached input | — | $0.05 (best) | $0.625 |
| Blended (3:1) | $4.38 | $0.75 (best) | $5.00 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Official Cohere API | Official Mistral API | Official Amazon Bedrock API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 256,000 tokens | 262,144 tokens | 1,000,000 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 8,000 tokens | 262,144 tokens (best) | 10,000 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | Yes | Yes |
| PDFs | No | No | Yes |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | No | No | Yes |
| Reasoning | No | No | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No | No |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Open | Open | Proprietary |
| API model ID | command-a-03-2025 | mistral-large-2512 | us.amazon.nova-premier-v1:0 |
| API providers | 3 | 13 (best) | 1 |
| Released | Mar 13, 2025 | Dec 2, 2025 | Apr 30, 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Jun 1, 2024 | Nov 2024 | Oct 2024 |
What would a month cost?
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- Command A$45.00
- Mistral Large 3$8.00
- Nova Premier$50.00
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Command A, Mistral Large 3 or Nova Premier?
Mistral Large 3 is the better all-round choice, scoring 50/100 against Nova Premier (41) and Command A (24). It leads on price. Nova Premier wins on inputs & features and context window. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, Command A, Mistral Large 3 or Nova Premier?
Mistral Large 3 is cheaper at $0.50 input / $1.50 output per million tokens (official Mistral API price). Command A costs $2.50 input / $10.00 output per million tokens (official Cohere API price); Nova Premier costs $2.50 input / $12.50 output per million tokens (official Amazon Bedrock API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.75 per million tokens for Mistral Large 3 versus $4.38 for Command A (5.8× as much) and $5.00 for Nova Premier (6.7× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Command A has not been scored yet, Mistral Large 3 has not been scored yet and Nova Premier has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Command A, Mistral Large 3 and Nova Premier yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. All three support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
Nova Premier has the largest context window at 1,000,000 tokens, against 262,144 for Mistral Large 3 and 256,000 for Command A. Maximum output per response: Command A up to 8,000, Mistral Large 3 up to 262,144, Nova Premier up to 10,000 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Command A accepts text; Mistral Large 3 accepts text and images; Nova Premier accepts text, images, PDFs and video. Nova Premier handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Command A and Mistral Large 3 publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Nova Premier is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Mistral Large 3 is the newest, released Dec 2, 2025. Nova Premier came out Apr 30, 2025; Command A came out Mar 13, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Command A Jun 1, 2024, Mistral Large 3 Nov 2024, Nova Premier Oct 2024.
How do you decide the winner?
Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.
