Images as input
Choose Command A Vision
Command A Vision accepts images as input; Mistral Medium 3.1 does not.
Command A Vision vs Mistral Medium 3.1: price, context and capabilities
Choose Command A Vision for images as input. Choose Mistral Medium 3.1 for the latest release.
In short
- Mistral Medium 3.1 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.
- Mistral Medium 3.1 is the newer model (August 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 Mistral Medium 3.1
Mistral Medium 3.1 is the newer release (August 2025, against July 2025 for Command A Vision).
Specifications side by side
| Command A Vision | Mistral Medium 3.1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | August 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | No data |
| Licence | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Capabilities | Vision | No data |
| API model id | command-a-vision-07-2025 | mistral-medium-2508 |
Frequently asked questions
Should I choose Command A Vision or Mistral Medium 3.1?
Choose Command A Vision for images as input. Choose Mistral Medium 3.1 for the latest release.
Which is cheaper, Command A Vision or Mistral Medium 3.1?
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 3.1?
Command A Vision is made by Cohere and Mistral Medium 3.1 by Mistral AI. Mistral Medium 3.1 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. Mistral Medium 3.1 is the newer model (August 2025, against July 2025). Only Command A Vision offers vision.
Which is newer, Command A Vision or Mistral Medium 3.1?
Mistral Medium 3.1 was released on August 2025 and Command A Vision on July 2025.