Command A Intelligence, Performance & Price Analysis
Model summary
Intelligence
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Speed
Output tokens per second
Input Price
USD per 1M tokens
Output Price
USD per 1M tokens
Verbosity
Output tokens from Intelligence Index
Metrics are compared against models of the same class:
- Non-reasoning models → compared only with other non-reasoning models
- Reasoning models → compared across both reasoning and non-reasoning
- Open weights models → compared only with other open weights models of the same size class:
- Tiny: ≤4B parameters
- Small: 4B–40B parameters
- Medium: 40B–150B parameters
- Large: >150B parameters
- Proprietary models → compared across proprietary and open weights models of the same price range, using a blended 3:1 input/output price ratio:
- <$0.15 per 1M tokens
- $0.15–$1 per 1M tokens
- >$1 per 1M tokens
| Reasoning | No This page shows the non-reasoning version of this model. A reasoning variant may also exist. |
|---|---|
| Input modality | Supports: text |
| Output modality | Supports: text |
| Context window | 256k ~384 A4 pages of size 12 Arial font |
| Total parameters | 111B |
| License | CC-BY-NC 4.0 License with Acceptable Use Addendum |
| Model weights | Hugging Face |
Command A is above average in intelligence, but particularly expensive when comparing to other open weight non-reasoning models of similar size. It's also slower than average and somewhat verbose. The model supports text input, outputs text, and has a 256k tokens context window.
Command A scores 13 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it above average among comparable models (averaging 13). When evaluating the Intelligence Index, it generated 3.8M tokens, which is somewhat verbose in comparison to the average of 3.8M.
Pricing for Command A is $2.50 per 1M input tokens (expensive, average: $0.20) and $10.00 per 1M output tokens (expensive, average: $0.56). In total, it cost $299.18 to evaluate Command A on the Intelligence Index.
At 47 tokens per second, Command A is slower than average (65).
Intelligence
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index by Open Weights / Proprietary
Intelligence Evaluations
Openness
Artificial Analysis Openness Index: Results
Intelligence Index Comparisons
Intelligence vs. Price
Intelligence Index Token Use & Cost
Output Tokens Used to Run Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Cost to Run Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Context Window
Context Window
Pricing
Pricing: Input and Output Prices
Intelligence vs. Price (Log Scale)
Pricing Comparison of Command A API Providers
Speed
Measured by Output Speed (tokens per second)
Output Speed
Output Speed vs. Price
Latency
Measured by Time (seconds) to First Token
Latency: Time To First Answer Token
End-to-End Response Time
Seconds to output 500 Tokens, calculated based on time to first token, 'thinking' time for reasoning models, and output speed
End-to-End Response Time
Model Size (Open Weights Models Only)
Model Size: Total and Active Parameters
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Command A
Command A was released on March 13, 2025.
Command A was created by Cohere.
Command A scores 13 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it above average among other open weight non-reasoning models of similar size (median: 13).
Command A generates output at 47.1 tokens per second (based on Cohere's API), which is below average compared to other open weight non-reasoning models of similar size (median: 64.8 t/s).
Command A has a time to first token (TTFT) of 1.75s (based on Cohere's API), which is somewhat higher than average compared to other open weight non-reasoning models of similar size (median: 1.49s).
Command A costs $2.50 per 1M input tokens (at the higher end, median: $0.52) and $10.00 per 1M output tokens (at the higher end, median: $0.81), based on Cohere's API.
Command A costs $2.50 per 1M input tokens and $10.00 per 1M output tokens (based on Cohere's API). For a blended rate (3:1 input to output ratio), this is $4.38 per 1M tokens. Pricing may vary by provider. Compare provider pricing
When evaluated on the Intelligence Index, Command A generated 3.8M output tokens, which is somewhat higher than average compared to other open weight non-reasoning models of similar size (median: 3.8M).
No, Command A is not a reasoning model. It provides direct responses without extended chain-of-thought reasoning.
Command A supports text input.
Command A supports text output.
No, Command A does not support image input. It can only process text.
No, Command A is not multimodal. It only supports text input.
Command A has a context window of 260k tokens. This determines how much text and conversation history the model can process in a single request.
Yes, Command A is open weights. The model weights are publicly available and can be downloaded for self-hosting.
Command A has 111 billion parameters.
Command A is released under the CC-BY-NC 4.0 License with Acceptable Use Addendum license. Commercial use requires a separate license agreement. View license
Command A achieves a score of 13 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. This composite benchmark evaluates models across reasoning, knowledge, mathematics, and coding.
Yes, Command A is available via API through 2 providers. Compare API providers
Command A is available through 2 API providers. Compare providers