Command A vs o3 Mini (Comparative Analysis)
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Overview
o3 Mini was released 1 month before Command A.
 Command A |  o3 Mini | |
|---|---|---|
Model Provider The organization behind this AI's development | Cohere | OpenAI |
Input Context Window Maximum input tokens this model can process at once | 256K tokens | 200K tokens |
Output Token Limit Maximum output tokens this model can generate at once | 8.2K tokens | 100K tokens |
Release Date When this model first became publicly available | March 13, 2025 1 year ago March 13th, 2025 | January 31, 2025 1 year ago January 31st, 2025 |
Knowledge Cutoff Latest training-data date reported by the provider | August 31, 2024 | October 31, 2023 |
Capabilities & Features
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Command A | o3 Mini | |
|---|---|---|
Input Types Supported input formats | 📝Text | 📝Text📁File |
Reasoning Controls Defaults and configurable reasoning effort | Not reported | Optional |
Output Types Supported output formats | 📝Text | 📝Text |
Tokenizer Text encoding system | Other | GPT |
Key Features Advanced capabilities | Function Calling✓Structured OutputReasoning Mode✓Content Moderation | ✓Function Calling✓Structured Output✓Reasoning Mode✓Content Moderation |
Open Source Model availability | Available on HuggingFace → | Proprietary |
Pricing
Command A is roughly 2.3x more expensive compared to o3 Mini for input tokens and roughly 2.3x more expensive for output tokens.
| Command A | o3 Mini | |
|---|---|---|
Input Token Cost Cost per million input tokens | $2.50 per million tokens | $1.10 per million tokens |
Output Token Cost Cost per million output tokens | $10.00 per million tokens | $4.40 per million tokens |
Web Search Cost Additional cost for each web search operation | Not specified | $0.01 per search |
Cache Read Cost Cost to reuse cached input tokens | Not specified | $0.55 per million tokens |
Benchmarks
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| Command A | o3 Mini | |
|---|---|---|
Intelligence Index Overall model quality across independent evaluations | 22.5 (Artificial Analysis index; higher is better) | Benchmark not available. |
Coding Index Programming performance across independent evaluations | 27.8 (Artificial Analysis index; higher is better) | Benchmark not available. |
Agentic Index Ability to complete multi-step agentic tasks | 9.2 (Artificial Analysis index; higher is better) | Benchmark not available. |
At a Glance
Quick overview of what makes Command A and o3 Mini unique.
Command A by Cohere generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 256K token context window. Reasonably priced at $2.50/M input and $10.00/M output tokens. Includes built-in content moderation for safer outputs. Released March 13th, 2025.o3 Mini by OpenAI can use external tools and APIs, offers advanced reasoning, generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 200K token context window. Reasonably priced at $1.10/M input and $4.40/M output tokens. Includes built-in content moderation for safer outputs. Released January 31st, 2025.Explore More Comparisons
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