Ministral 3B vs Command R7B
Too close to call on our weighted score (Command R7B 62, Ministral 3B 61). The right pick depends on what you value most.
Mistral AIMinistral 3B
61/100- ECI118.1
- Price$0.10 / $0.10
- Context128K
CohereCommand R7B
62/100- ECI—
- Price$0.037 / $0.15
- Context128K
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Too close to call
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 1 points (Command R7B 62/100, Ministral 3B 61/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Command R7B on price. 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 priceCommand R7BCommand R7B $0.066 · Ministral 3B $0.10 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextAbout the sameMinistral 3B 128,000 · Command R7B 128,000 tokens
- Widest inputsSame inputsMinistral 3B: Text · Command R7B: Text
- Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
| Measure | Weight | Ministral 3B | Command R7B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 97 | 100 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 25 | 25 |
| Context window | 20% | 24 | 24 |
| Overall | 100% | 61/100 | 62/100 |
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 | Ministral 3BMistral AI | Command R7BCohere |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | 118.1 | — |
| ECI rank | #144 of 148 | — |
| GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions | 25.3% | — |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | $0.10 | $0.037 (best) |
| Output | $0.10 (best) | $0.15 |
| Cached input | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.10 | $0.066 (best) |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Median of 1 providers | Official Cohere API |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 128,000 tokens | 128,000 tokens |
| Max output | 8,192 tokens (best) | 4,000 tokens |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | No |
| PDFs | No | No |
| Audio | No | No |
| Video | No | No |
| Reasoning | No | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | Open | Open |
| API model ID | — | command-r7b-12-2024 |
| API providers | 1 | 5 (best) |
| Released | Oct 16, 2024 | Dec 2, 2024 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Mar 2024 | Jun 1, 2024 |
What would a month cost?
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- Ministral 3B$1.20
- Command R7B$0.675
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Ministral 3B or Command R7B?
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 1 points (Command R7B 62/100, Ministral 3B 61/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Command R7B on price. 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, Ministral 3B or Command R7B?
Command R7B is cheaper at $0.037 input / $0.15 output per million tokens (official Cohere API price). Ministral 3B costs $0.10 input / $0.10 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.066 per million tokens for Command R7B versus $0.10 for Ministral 3B (1.5× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Ministral 3B has an ECI of 118.1 and Command R7B has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Ministral 3B and Command R7B yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
Ministral 3B and Command R7B share the same 128,000-token context window. Maximum output per response: Ministral 3B up to 8,192, Command R7B up to 4,000 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Ministral 3B accepts text; Command R7B accepts text. They handle the same number of input types.
Are any of these open source?
Yes, both publish their weights, so you can self-host them.
Which is newer?
Command R7B is the newest, released Dec 2, 2024. Ministral 3B came out Oct 16, 2024. Knowledge cutoff: Ministral 3B Mar 2024, Command R7B Jun 1, 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.
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