Nova Premier vs Mistral Large 3 vs Command A
Mistral Large 3 comes out ahead, 50 to 41 and 24 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.
AmazonNova Premier
41/100- ECI—
- Price$2.50 / $12.50
- Context1M
- Our pick
Mistral AIMistral Large 3
50/100- ECI—
- Price$0.50 / $1.50
- Context262K
CohereCommand A
24/100- ECI—
- Price$2.50 / $10.00
- Context256K
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 PremierNova Premier: Text, Images, PDFs, Video · Mistral Large 3: Text, Images · Command A: Text
- Self-hostingMistral Large 3 and Command APublishes downloadable weights
| Measure | Weight | Nova Premier | Mistral Large 3 | Command A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 17 | 56 | 19 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 70 | 50 | 25 |
| Context window | 20% | 60 | 37 | 36 |
| Overall | 100% | 41/100 | 50/100 | 24/100 |
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 | Nova PremierAmazon | Mistral Large 3Mistral AI | Command ACohere |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $2.50 | $0.50 (best) | $2.50 |
| Output | $12.50 | $1.50 (best) | $10.00 |
| Cached input | $0.625 | $0.05 (best) | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $5.00 | $0.75 (best) | $4.38 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Official Amazon Bedrock API | Official Mistral API | Official Cohere API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens (best) | 262,144 tokens | 256,000 tokens |
| Max output | 10,000 tokens | 262,144 tokens (best) | 8,000 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | Yes | No |
| PDFs | Yes | No | No |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | Yes | No | No |
| Reasoning | No | No | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No | No |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Proprietary | Open | Open |
| API model ID | us.amazon.nova-premier-v1:0 | mistral-large-2512 | command-a-03-2025 |
| API providers | 1 | 13 (best) | 3 |
| Released | Apr 30, 2025 | Dec 2, 2025 | Mar 13, 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Oct 2024 | Nov 2024 | Jun 1, 2024 |
What would a month cost?
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- Nova Premier$50.00
- Mistral Large 3$8.00
- Command A$45.00
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Nova Premier, Mistral Large 3 or Command A?
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, Nova Premier, Mistral Large 3 or Command A?
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. Nova Premier has not been scored yet, Mistral Large 3 has not been scored yet and Command A has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Nova Premier, Mistral Large 3 and Command A 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: Nova Premier up to 10,000, Mistral Large 3 up to 262,144, Command A up to 8,000 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Nova Premier accepts text, images, PDFs and video; Mistral Large 3 accepts text and images; Command A accepts text. Nova Premier handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Mistral Large 3 and Command A 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: Nova Premier Oct 2024, Mistral Large 3 Nov 2024, Command A 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.
