Images as input
Choose Command A Vision
Command A Vision accepts images as input; Mistral Medium 3 does not.
Command A Vision vs Mistral Medium 3: price, context and capabilities
Choose Command A Vision for images as input and the latest release; on the other points the two are level or the data is missing.
In short
- Mistral Medium 3 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.
- Command A Vision is the newer model (July 2025, against May 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 Command A Vision
Command A Vision is the newer release (July 2025, against May 2025 for Mistral Medium 3).
Specifications side by side
| Command A Vision | Mistral Medium 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | May 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | No data |
| Licence | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Capabilities | Vision | No data |
| API model id | command-a-vision-07-2025 | mistral-medium-2505 |
Frequently asked questions
Should I choose Command A Vision or Mistral Medium 3?
Choose Command A Vision for images as input and the latest release; on the other points the two are level or the data is missing.
Which is cheaper, Command A Vision or Mistral Medium 3?
A price comparison is not possible: one of them has no comparable published price.
What is the difference between Command A Vision and Mistral Medium 3?
Command A Vision is made by Cohere and Mistral Medium 3 by Mistral AI. Mistral Medium 3 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. Command A Vision is the newer model (July 2025, against May 2025). Only Command A Vision offers vision.
Which is newer, Command A Vision or Mistral Medium 3?
Command A Vision was released on July 2025 and Mistral Medium 3 on May 2025.