Images as input
Choose Command A Vision
Command A Vision accepts images as input; Codestral does not.
Codestral vs Command A Vision: price, context and capabilities
Choose Codestral for the latest release. Choose Command A Vision for images as input.
In short
- A price comparison is not possible: one of them has no comparable published price.
- Both accept 128k tokens per request.
- Codestral is the newer model (August 2025, against July 2025).
- Only Codestral offers tool calling.
- Only Command A Vision offers vision.
Which should you choose?
Each answer below comes straight from the published prices, specifications and independent benchmark results.
Latest release
Choose Codestral
Codestral is the newer release (August 2025, against July 2025 for Command A Vision).
Specifications side by side
| Codestral | Command A Vision | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | Cohere |
| Category | Language models | Language models |
| Status | Generally available | Generally available |
| Headline price | No data | No data |
| Input | No data | No data |
| Output | No data | No data |
| Cached input | No data | No data |
| Context window | 128k | 128k |
| Max output | No data | No data |
| Released | August 2025 | July 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | No data |
| Licence | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Capabilities | Tool calling | Vision |
| API model id | codestral-2508 | command-a-vision-07-2025 |
Frequently asked questions
Should I choose Codestral or Command A Vision?
Choose Codestral for the latest release. Choose Command A Vision for images as input.
Which is cheaper, Codestral or Command A Vision?
A price comparison is not possible: one of them has no comparable published price.
Which has the larger context window, Codestral or Command A Vision?
Both accept 128k tokens per request.
What is the difference between Codestral and Command A Vision?
Codestral is made by Mistral AI and Command A Vision by Cohere. A price comparison is not possible: one of them has no comparable published price. Both accept 128k tokens per request. Codestral is the newer model (August 2025, against July 2025). Only Codestral offers tool calling. Only Command A Vision offers vision.
Which is newer, Codestral or Command A Vision?
Codestral was released on August 2025 and Command A Vision on July 2025.