# Command R vs Mistral

> Command R is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.4 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/command-r-vs-mistral
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 17

## Summary

- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Command R scores higher in 6 categories and Mistral in 2 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Command R leads 31.0 to 16.6.
- Command R has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Command R | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Cohere | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 31.4 | 29.9 |
| Rank | 272 | 303 |
| Context | 128K | — |
| Input $/M | $0.15 | — |
| Output $/M | $0.60 | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- Command R: 29.3 (#306)
- Mistral: 33.8 (#250)

| Benchmark | Command R | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1169 | 1162 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 37.1% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 17.9% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 45.2% | — |

## Reasoning

- Command R: 13.8 (#331)
- Mistral: 22.2 (#200)

| Benchmark | Command R | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1164 | 1149 |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 21.9% | — |
| DTBench | 46.4% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 33.3% | — |
| LMCA | 9.2% | — |
| LiveBench | 27.5% | — |

## Math

- Command R: 28.0 (#246)
- Mistral: 22.3 (#278)

| Benchmark | Command R | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1155 | 1180 |
| Omni-MATH | — | 7.2% |
| LiveBench Math | 19.4% | — |

## Knowledge

- Command R: 31.0 (#221)
- Mistral: 16.6 (#288)

| Benchmark | Command R | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1138 | 1125 |
| MMLU-Pro | — | 27.7% |
| GPQA (HELM) | — | 30.3% |
| MMLU | 65.2% | — |

## Multilingual

- Command R: 35.7 (#245)
- Mistral: 32.8 (#254)

| Benchmark | Command R | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1174 | 1129 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1182 | 1109 |
| LMArena French | 1162 | 1180 |
| LMArena German | 1176 | 1155 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1143 | 1013 |
| LMArena Korean | 1163 | 1032 |
| LMArena Russian | 1174 | 1168 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1151 | 1143 |

## Instruction Following

- Command R: 58.1 (#261)
- Mistral: 52.6 (#288)

| Benchmark | Command R | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1167 | 1152 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 55.6% | — |
| IFEval | — | 56.8% |

## Long Context

- Command R: 36.3 (#231)
- Mistral: 35.0 (#245)

| Benchmark | Command R | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1198 | 1153 |

## Writing & Preference

- Command R: 38.2 (#254)
- Mistral: 37.0 (#260)

| Benchmark | Command R | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1187 | 1165 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1170 | 1158 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1163 | 1147 |
| WildBench | — | 66% |
| LiveBench Language | 16.7% | — |

## FAQ

### Is Command R better than Mistral?

Command R is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.4 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Command R or Mistral better for coding?

Mistral scores higher on coding benchmarks: 33.8 versus 29.3 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Command R and Mistral share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Command R has 29 scored results on Noometry and Mistral has 22.