Command A vs Command R+
Prices checked
Command A takes 1 of 5 rounds against Command R+. Both cost $4.38 per million tokens to run.
CohereWins 1 roundCommand A
256k context · tool calling · open weights
$4.38/M tokensCohere's own price · $2.10 per 1,000 pages
CohereCommand R+
128k context · tool calling · open weights
$4.38/M tokensCohere's own price · $2.10 per 1,000 pages
Maker's price in (lower wins)
$2.50/M
$2.50/M
Maker's price out (lower wins)
$10/M
$10/M
Cheapest price (lower wins)
none below the maker
none below the maker
Maker's price, blended (lower wins)
$4.38/M
$4.38/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
$2.10
$2.10
Context
256k tokens
128k tokens
Open weights
yes
yes
Tool calling
yes
yes
Structured output
yes
yes
Reads images
no
no
Reasoning
no
no
Released
13 Mar 2025
30 Aug 2024
Providers selling it
3
8
Price we measure against
the maker's own
the maker's own
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
no provider to check
no provider to check
Providers selling both · 3
- Cohere$4.38 / $4.38
Eden AI$4.38 / $4.38
Merge Gateway$4.38 / $4.38
Command A, then Command R+, per million tokens.
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Add a third or fourth model, or change the weighting, in the tool.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Command A or Command R+?
- Neither: both run at $4.38 per million tokens, blended 3 in : 1 out, read on 31 Oct 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- Command A: nobody sells it below the maker's own price with a stated reason, so $4.38 is the number to beat. Command R+: nobody sells it below the maker's own price with a stated reason, so $4.38 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, read 31 Oct 2026 from each provider's own catalog. They are per M tokens, blended 3 in : 1 out, and a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.
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