Command A Reasoning vs MiniMax M2
Side-by-side specs, pricing and capabilities. Both models run on Clade under one subscription, so you can switch between them in the same conversation.
Command A Reasoning comes from Cohere and MiniMax M2 from MiniMax. The practical difference for most people is context, price, and which input types each one accepts.
Command A Reasoning holds more in a single conversation — 256K tokens against 197K — which matters for long documents and large codebases.
MiniMax M2 is the cheaper of the two on input tokens at $0.30 / 1M tokens.
| Specification | Command A Reasoning | MiniMax M2 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Cohere | MiniMax |
| Model ID | command-a-reasoning-08-2025 | MiniMax-M2 |
| Context window | 256K | 197K |
| Max output | 32K | 10K |
| Input price | $5.00 / 1M tokens | $0.30 / 1M tokens |
| Output price | $20.00 / 1M tokens | $1.00 / 1M tokens |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — |
| Input types | text | text, image, file |
| Output types | text | text |
| Plan | Premium | Free |
Which should you use?
Pick Command A Reasoning when…
- You need the larger context window — 256K against 197K.
- You want longer single responses — up to 32K output tokens.
Pick MiniMax M2 when…
- Cost matters: input runs at $0.30 / 1M tokens versus $5.00 / 1M tokens.
- You need image and file input, which the other model does not accept.
- You are on the free plan — this model is included without an upgrade.
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Try both on Clade
You do not have to choose. One Clade subscription gives you Command A Reasoning, MiniMax M2, and every other model on the platform.