Command A+ vs Command R (08-2024)
API pricing, benchmark indices and specs — updated 19 October 2026.
cohere · A · API-only
Input / 1M
$0.30
Output / 1M
$1.50
AA index
—
proprietary · 192K context
cohere · B · API-only
Input / 1M
$0.15
Output / 1M
$0.60
AA index
—
proprietary · 128K context
Specification comparison
Differences are highlighted; identical values are muted.
| Specification | Command A+ | Command R (08-2024) |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment | API-only (closed weights) | API-only (closed weights) |
| Parameters | n/a — API-only | n/a — API-only |
| Architecture | n/a — API-only | n/a — API-only |
| Context length | 192,000 | 128,000 |
| Licence | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Commercial use | Per API terms | Per API terms |
| Languages | n/a — API-only | n/a — API-only |
| Downloads 30d | n/a — API-only | n/a — API-only |
| Downloads all time | n/a — API-only | n/a — API-only |
| Quantizations on the Hub | n/a — API-only | n/a — API-only |
| Gated | n/a — API-only | n/a — API-only |
| First seen on the Hub | n/a — API-only | n/a — API-only |
| API input price / 1M tokens | $0.30 | $0.15 |
| API output price / 1M tokens | $1.50 | $0.60 |
| Est. cost per 1M input + 1M output tokens | $1.80 | $0.75 |
| Cached input / 1M tokens | $0.15 | — |
| AA Intelligence Index | — | — |
| AA Coding Index | — | — |
| AA Agentic Index | — | — |
| Max output tokens | 64,000 | 4,000 |
| API providers | 1 | 1 |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Reasoning mode | Yes | No |
API cost
Estimated cost of 1M input + 1M output tokens via OpenRouter
Command A+
$1.80
Command R (08-2024)
$0.75
Command R (08-2024) is 2.4× cheaper at list price.