Command R vs GPT-4o mini
Prices checked
GPT-4o mini takes 1 of 5 rounds against Command R. It is also the cheaper of the two to run, at $0.24 per million tokens against $0.26.
CohereCommand R
128k context · tool calling · open weights
$0.26/M tokensCohere's own price · $0.13 per 1,000 pages
OpenAIWins 1 roundGPT-4o mini
128k context · tool calling · reads images
$0.24/M tokensCheapest price, at Poe · $0.11 per 1,000 pages
Maker's price in (lower wins)
$0.15/M
$0.15/M
Maker's price out (lower wins)
$0.60/M
$0.60/M
Cheapest price (lower wins)
none below the maker
$0.24/M at Poe
Maker's price, blended (lower wins)
$0.26/M
$0.26/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
$0.13
$0.11
Context
128k tokens
128k tokens
Open weights
yes
no
Tool calling
yes
yes
Structured output
yes
yes
Reads images
no
yes
Reasoning
no
no
Released
30 Aug 2024
18 Jul 2024
Providers selling it
7
32
Price we measure against
the maker's own
the maker's own
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
no provider to check
not published
Providers selling both · 6
Kilo Gateway$0.26 / $0.26
Merge Gateway$0.26 / $0.26
Nous Portal$0.26 / $0.26
OpenRouter$0.26 / $0.26- AI/ML API$0.28 / $0.26
Eden AI$0.26 / $0.29
Command R, then GPT-4o mini, per million tokens.
Go further
Add a third or fourth model, or change the weighting, in the tool.
What moved this week
AI/ML API · 23% cheaper ·
$0.15 / $0.60 $0.20 / $0.78
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Command R or GPT-4o mini?
- GPT-4o mini, at $0.24 per million tokens against $0.26 for Command R, blended 3 in : 1 out, read on 31 Oct 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- Command R: nobody sells it below the maker's own price with a stated reason, so $0.26 is the number to beat. GPT-4o mini: $0.24 at Poe.
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- Yes. 6 providers sell both: Kilo Gateway, Merge Gateway, Nous Portal, OpenRouter, AI/ML API, Eden AI. The cheapest of them for the two together is Kilo Gateway.
- Which holds more context?
- Both hold 128k tokens in one call.
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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