Latest release
Choose Mistral Saba
Mistral Saba is the newer release (February 2025, against December 2024 for Command R7B).
Command R7B vs Mistral Saba: price, context and capabilities
Choose Mistral Saba for the latest release; on the other points the two are level or the data is missing.
In short
- Mistral Saba has been retired; Command R7B is the one you can still call.
- A price comparison is not possible: one of them has no comparable published price.
- Mistral Saba is the newer model (February 2025, against December 2024).
- Only Command R7B offers tool calling.
Which should you choose?
Each answer below comes straight from the published prices, specifications and independent benchmark results.
Specifications side by side
| Command R7B | Mistral Saba | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | December 2024 | February 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | No data |
| Licence | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Capabilities | Tool calling | No data |
| API model id | command-r7b-12-2024 | mistral-saba-2502 |
Frequently asked questions
Should I choose Command R7B or Mistral Saba?
Choose Mistral Saba for the latest release; on the other points the two are level or the data is missing.
Which is cheaper, Command R7B or Mistral Saba?
A price comparison is not possible: one of them has no comparable published price.
What is the difference between Command R7B and Mistral Saba?
Command R7B is made by Cohere and Mistral Saba by Mistral AI. Mistral Saba has been retired; Command R7B is the one you can still call. A price comparison is not possible: one of them has no comparable published price. Mistral Saba is the newer model (February 2025, against December 2024). Only Command R7B offers tool calling.
Which is newer, Command R7B or Mistral Saba?
Mistral Saba was released on February 2025 and Command R7B on December 2024.