Which is cheaper, Command A or Command R+?

Neither: both run at $17.50 per million tokens, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.

Where is each one cheapest?

Command A: nobody goes below the maker's own price with a reason we can point at, so $17.50 is the number to beat. Command R+: nobody goes below the maker's own price with a reason we can point at, so $17.50 is the number to beat.

Can I buy both from one provider?

Yes. 3 providers sell both: Cohere, Eden AI, Merge Gateway. The cheapest of them for the two together is Cohere.

Which holds more context?

Command A, at 256k tokens against 128k.

Command A vs Command R+.

model vs model · prices as of 16 Sept 2026

Command A takes 1 of 5 rounds against Command R+. Both cost $17.50 per million tokens to run.

Coherewins 1 rounds

Command A

$17.50/M tokens

Cohere list price, nothing below it is accounted for · $2.10 per 1,000 pages

256k context · tool calling · open weights

Cohere

Command R+

$17.50/M tokens

Cohere list price, nothing below it is accounted for · $2.10 per 1,000 pages

128k context · tool calling · open weights

List price in (lower wins)

$2.50/M

List price out (lower wins)

$10/M

Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)

none below list

Standard price (lower wins)

$17.50/M

Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)

$2.10

Context

256k tokens

128k tokens

Open weights

yes

Tool calling

yes

Structured output

not stated

Reads images

Reasoning

Released

13 Mar 2025

30 Aug 2024

Providers selling it

Price we measure against

the maker's own

Trains on your prompts (no is better)

no provider to check

Providers selling both · 3

Cohere$17.50 / $17.50
Eden AI$17.50 / $17.50
Merge Gateway$17.50 / $17.50

Command A then Command R+, per million tokens

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What moved in the last seven days

Command R+Nous Portal$2 / $8 $2.50 / $1025% dearer · 16 Sept 2026

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Command A or Command R+?: Neither: both run at $17.50 per million tokens, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.
Where is each one cheapest?: Command A: nobody goes below the maker's own price with a reason we can point at, so $17.50 is the number to beat. Command R+: nobody goes below the maker's own price with a reason we can point at, so $17.50 is the number to beat.
Can I buy both from one provider?: Yes. 3 providers sell both: Cohere, Eden AI, Merge Gateway. The cheapest of them for the two together is Cohere.
Which holds more context?: Command A, at 256k tokens against 128k.

Prices exclude tax and are per million tokens, read 16 Sept 2026 from each provider's own catalog. The standard price blends three parts input to one part output; a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.