Model comparison
Command A vs Command R (08-2024)
Compare Command A and Command R (08-2024): input/output $/Mtoken, context window, modalities, and license. OpenRouter-synced pricing.
Cohere
Command A
Command A is an open-weights 111B parameter model with a 256k context window focused on delivering great performance across agentic, multilingual, and coding use cases. Compared to
Cohere
Command R (08-2024)
command-r-08-2024 is an update of the [Command R](/models/cohere/command-r) with improved performance for multilingual retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and tool use. More broad
| Metric | Command A | Command R (08-2024) |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Cohere | Cohere |
| Context window | 256,000 | 128,000 |
| Input $/Mtok | $2.50 | $0.150 |
| Output $/Mtok | $10.00 | $0.600 |
| Modalities | text | text |
| License | open-weights | open-weights |
Quick take
On input price, Command R (08-2024) is cheaper at $0.150/Mtok. For context window, Command A leads with 256,000 tokens.
Pick based on your workload: high-volume cheap inference vs long-document / agent loops. Enterprise DNA can wire either model into Omni with evals, secrets, and job orchestration.