Pick Cohere if
platform teams who need a private-ish LLM API and will fill the Production-key form.
Read the Cohere pageCohere vs Mistral AI
Our take
Pick Cohere if platform teams who need a private-ish LLM API and will fill the Production-key form. Pick Mistral AI if builders who want Mistral’s models in a chat window or behind an API key. Skip Cohere if consumers who want a $20 chat app (ChatGPT, Mistral AI). Skip Mistral AI if people who need a multi-model catalog (Poe) or a US consumer ChatGPT/Claude habit.
Cohere
enterprise LLM API (Command
Mistral AI
hosted chat + API for Mistral’s own models
Best for
Cohere Tokens behind an API key
Mistral AI Talk to Mistral (Le Chat / Vibe) or call the API
Free plan
Cohere No free plan
Mistral AI $0 · limited messages, web searches, coding sessions, image gen; access to Vibe and Studio (FAQ)
Lowest paid
Cohere Aya Expanse (8B / 32B) $0.50
Mistral AI Education $5.99
Next step up
Cohere Legacy Command (existing customers, FAQ) $1.00
Mistral AI Pro $14.99
Coding agent
Cohere
Mistral AI Le Chat / Vibe
Runs where
Cohere
Mistral AI Hosted
Watch out
Cohere Trial is not a product seat
Mistral AI Free is capped
Last checked
Cohere 2026-10-20 · cohere.com/pricing
Mistral AI 2026-10-20 · mistral.ai/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Mistral AI if
builders who want Mistral’s models in a chat window or behind an API key.
Read the Mistral AI page