Command R 08-2024 vs Command A
Side-by-side comparison of API pricing, specs, benchmarks, and capabilities
Command R 08-2024 is 94% cheaper on blended cost ($0.262 vs $4.38/Mtok) — note: different model classes (budget vs flagship)
| Specification |
by Cohere
|
by Cohere
|
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Status | Current budget | Current flagship |
| Released | Aug 1, 2024 | Mar 13, 2025 |
| Pricing per million tokens | ||
| Input | $0.150/Mtok | $2.50/Mtok |
| Output | $0.600/Mtok | $10.00/Mtok |
| Blended avg | $0.262/Mtok | $4.38/Mtok |
| Specifications | ||
| Context window | 128K tokens | 256K tokens |
| Parameters | 35B | 111B |
| Speed (TPS) | — | — |
| Modalities | ||
| Input |
text
|
text
|
| Benchmarks sources: LMSYS Chatbot Arena (2025-07-15 archive) / Cohere model card | ||
| Independent composite scores measured for both models — each on its own scale | ||
| LMSYS Chatbot Arena | 1194.7 ELO | 1353.9 ELO |
| Per-benchmark results published for Command A only — no independent per-benchmark scores exist for Command R 08-2024 yet | ||
| GPQA Diamond | — | 50 vendor |
| SWE-Bench Verified | — | 25 vendor |
| Humanity's Last Exam | — | 15 vendor |
| ARC-AGI 2 | — | 12 vendor |
| AIME 2025 | — | 45 vendor |
| MMMLU | — | 74 vendor |
| BFCL | — | 60 vendor |
| HumanEval | — | 78 vendor |
| MATH 500 | — | 62 vendor |
| Providers | ||
| Available from |
Cohere — $0.150/$0.600/Mtok
|
Cohere — $2.50/$10.00/Mtok
|
Cost at scale
1M tokens · 50/50 input/output| Volume | Command R 08-2024 | Command A | Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1M tokens | $0.26 | $4.38 | $4.11 (93.9%) |
| 10M tokens | $2.62 | $43.75 | $41.13 (94%) |
| 100M tokens | $26.25 | $437.5 | $411.25 (94%) |
| 1000M tokens | $262.5 | $4375 | $4112.5 (94%) |
When to pick which
distilled from the pricing and spec data above
Pick Command R 08-2024 if…
- cost dominates: $0.262/Mtok blended vs $4.38 — 94% less on the same 50/50 token mix
Pick Command A if…
- you need the longer context: 256K tokens vs 128K (2×)
Try Command R 08-2024 on Cohere
The cheaper option here — Command R 08-2024 costs $0.262/Mtok blended on Cohere.
Summary
Command R 08-2024 by Cohere costs $0.150/Mtok input and $0.600/Mtok output, with a 128K-token context window. It supports text input.
Command A by Cohere costs $2.50/Mtok input and $10.00/Mtok output, with a 256K-token context window. It supports text input.
On a blended cost basis, Command R 08-2024 is 94% cheaper than Command A.
Note: Pricing is per million tokens. Actual costs vary with usage patterns, prompt caching, and batch discounts. Always verify against official provider pricing pages.
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