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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 vs Command R7B

Too close to call on our weighted score (Command R7B 62, Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 61). The right pick depends on what you value most.

  1. Mistral AI

    Voxtral Mini 3B 2507

    Released Jul 15, 2025

    61/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.04 / $0.04
    • Context33K
  2. Cohere

    Command R7B

    Released Dec 2, 2024

    62/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.037 / $0.15
    • Context128K
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01 — Verdict

Too close to call

It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 2 points (Command R7B 62/100, Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 61/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 on price and Command R7B for long inputs. 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 priceVoxtral Mini 3B 2507Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 $0.04 · Command R7B $0.066 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextCommand R7BCommand R7B 128,000 · Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 32,768 tokens
  • Widest inputsVoxtral Mini 3B 2507Voxtral Mini 3B 2507: Text, Audio · Command R7B: Text
  • Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
How the score is built
MeasureWeightVoxtral Mini 3B 2507Command R7B
Price50%100100
Inputs & features30%3525
Context window20%024
Overall100%61/10062/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 vs Command R7B specifications side by side
SpecificationVoxtral Mini 3B 2507Mistral AICommand R7BCohere
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$0.04$0.037 (best)
Output$0.04 (best)$0.15
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$0.04 (best)$0.066
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceMedian of 2 providersOfficial Cohere API
Limits
Context window32,768 tokens128,000 tokens (best)
Max output32,768 tokens (best)4,000 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoNo
PDFsNoNo
AudioYesNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningNoNo
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputNoNo
Availability
WeightsOpenApache 2.0Open
API model ID—command-r7b-12-2024
API providers25 (best)
ReleasedJul 15, 2025Dec 2, 2024
Knowledge cutoff—Jun 1, 2024
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Voxtral Mini 3B 2507$0.48
  • Command R7B$0.675
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 or Command R7B?

It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 2 points (Command R7B 62/100, Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 61/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 on price and Command R7B for long inputs. 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, Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 or Command R7B?

Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 is cheaper at $0.04 input / $0.04 output per million tokens (median across 2 API providers). Command R7B costs $0.037 input / $0.15 output per million tokens (official Cohere API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.04 per million tokens for Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 versus $0.066 for Command R7B (1.6× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 has not been scored yet and Command R7B has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 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?

Command R7B has the largest context window at 128,000 tokens, against 32,768 for Voxtral Mini 3B 2507. Maximum output per response: Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 up to 32,768, Command R7B up to 4,000 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 accepts text and audio; Command R7B accepts text. Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Yes, both publish their weights (Apache 2.0), so you can self-host them.

Which is newer?

Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 is the newest, released Jul 15, 2025. Command R7B came out Dec 2, 2024. Knowledge cutoff: 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.