Images as input
Choose Command A Vision
Command A Vision accepts images as input; Magistral Medium 1.2 does not.
Command A Vision vs Magistral Medium 1.2: price, context and capabilities
Choose Command A Vision for images as input. Choose Magistral Medium 1.2 for the latest release.
In short
- Magistral Medium 1.2 has been retired; Command A Vision is the one you can still call.
- A price comparison is not possible: one of them has no comparable published price.
- Magistral Medium 1.2 is the newer model (September 2025, against July 2025).
- 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 Magistral Medium 1.2
Magistral Medium 1.2 is the newer release (September 2025, against July 2025 for Command A Vision).
Specifications side by side
| Command A Vision | Magistral Medium 1.2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Cohere | Mistral AI |
| Category | Language models | Language models |
| Status | Generally available | Retired |
| 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 | No data |
| Max output | No data | No data |
| Released | July 2025 | September 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | No data |
| Licence | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Capabilities | Vision | No data |
| API model id | command-a-vision-07-2025 | magistral-medium-2509 |
Frequently asked questions
Should I choose Command A Vision or Magistral Medium 1.2?
Choose Command A Vision for images as input. Choose Magistral Medium 1.2 for the latest release.
Which is cheaper, Command A Vision or Magistral Medium 1.2?
A price comparison is not possible: one of them has no comparable published price.
What is the difference between Command A Vision and Magistral Medium 1.2?
Command A Vision is made by Cohere and Magistral Medium 1.2 by Mistral AI. Magistral Medium 1.2 has been retired; Command A Vision is the one you can still call. A price comparison is not possible: one of them has no comparable published price. Magistral Medium 1.2 is the newer model (September 2025, against July 2025). Only Command A Vision offers vision.
Which is newer, Command A Vision or Magistral Medium 1.2?
Magistral Medium 1.2 was released on September 2025 and Command A Vision on July 2025.