Grok 4.3 vs Command A
Side-by-side comparison of API pricing, specs, benchmarks, and capabilities
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Xby xAI
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Cby Cohere
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| Overview | ||
| Status | Current flagship | Current flagship |
| Released | Apr 30, 2026 | Mar 13, 2025 |
| Pricing per million tokens | ||
| Input | $1.25/Mtok | $2.50/Mtok |
| Output | $2.50/Mtok | $10.00/Mtok |
| Blended avg | $1.88/Mtok | $6.25/Mtok |
| Specifications | ||
| Context window | 1M tokens | 256K tokens |
| Parameters | Proprietary | 111B |
| Speed (TPS) | — | — |
| Modalities | ||
| Input |
textimage
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text
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| Benchmarks sources: xAI model card, Artificial Analysis / Cohere model card | ||
| Avg benchmark score | 72.4 | |
| Perf / dollar | 38.6 | |
| GPQA Diamond | 80 | 50 |
| SWE-Bench | 65 | 25 |
| HumanEval | 90 | 78 |
| MATH 500 | 88 | 62 |
| Providers | ||
| Available from |
xAI — $1.25/$2.50/Mtok
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Cohere — $2.50/$10.00/Mtok
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Cost at scale — 1M tokens (50/50 input/output)
| Volume | Grok 4.3 | Command A | Savings |
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| 1M tokens | $1.88 | $6.25 | $4.38 (70.1%) |
| 10M tokens | $18.75 | $62.5 | $43.75 (70%) |
| 100M tokens | $187.5 | $625 | $437.5 (70%) |
| 1000M tokens | $1875 | $6250 | $4375 (70%) |
Summary
Grok 4.3 by xAI costs $1.25/Mtok input and $2.50/Mtok output, with a 1M-token context window. It supports text, image 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, Grok 4.3 is 70% cheaper than Command A. It also has a larger context window.
On benchmarks, Grok 4.3 scores higher (72.4 vs ) on average. In terms of value, Grok 4.3 has better performance per dollar (38.6 vs ).
Note: Pricing is per million tokens. Actual costs vary with usage patterns, prompt caching, and batch discounts. Always verify against official provider pricing pages.