Which is cheaper, Command R or Solar Pro 3?

Neither: both run at $1.05 per million tokens, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.

Where is each one cheapest?

Command R: nobody goes below the maker's own price with a reason we can point at, so $1.05 is the number to beat. Solar Pro 3: nobody goes below the maker's own price with a reason we can point at, so $1.05 is the number to beat.

Can I buy both from one provider?

Yes. 3 providers sell both: Kilo Gateway, Nous Portal, OpenRouter. The cheapest of them for the two together is Kilo Gateway.

Which holds more context?

Solar Pro 3, at 131k tokens against 128k.

Command R vs Solar Pro 3.

model vs model · prices as of 16 Sept 2026

Solar Pro 3 takes 1 of 5 rounds against Command R. Both cost $1.05 per million tokens to run.

Cohere

Command R

$1.05/M tokens

Cohere list price, nothing below it is accounted for · $0.126 per 1,000 pages

128k context · tool calling · open weights

Upstagewins 1 rounds

Solar Pro 3

$1.05/M tokens

Upstage list price, nothing below it is accounted for · $0.126 per 1,000 pages

131k context · tool calling

List price in (lower wins)

$0.15/M

List price out (lower wins)

$0.60/M

Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)

none below list

Standard price (lower wins)

$1.05/M

Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)

$0.126

Context

128k tokens

131k tokens

Open weights

yes

not stated

Tool calling

yes

Structured output

not stated

yes

Reads images

Reasoning

yes

Released

30 Aug 2024

27 Jan 2026

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

Kilo Gateway$1.05 / $1.05
Nous Portal$1.05 / $1.05
OpenRouter$1.05 / $1.05

Command R then Solar Pro 3, per million tokens

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What moved in the last seven days

Command RNous Portal$0.12 / $0.48 $0.15 / $0.6025% dearer · 16 Sept 2026
Solar Pro 3Nous Portal$0.12 / $0.48 $0.15 / $0.6025% dearer · 16 Sept 2026

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Command R or Solar Pro 3?: Neither: both run at $1.05 per million tokens, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.
Where is each one cheapest?: Command R: nobody goes below the maker's own price with a reason we can point at, so $1.05 is the number to beat. Solar Pro 3: nobody goes below the maker's own price with a reason we can point at, so $1.05 is the number to beat.
Can I buy both from one provider?: Yes. 3 providers sell both: Kilo Gateway, Nous Portal, OpenRouter. The cheapest of them for the two together is Kilo Gateway.
Which holds more context?: Solar Pro 3, at 131k 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.