
Command-R (Aug '24): Intelligence, Performance & Price Analysis
Analysis of Cohere's Command-R (Aug '24) and comparison to other AI models across key metrics including quality, price, performance (tokens per second & time to first token), context window & more. Click on any model to compare API providers for that model. For more details including relating to our methodology, see our FAQs.
Cohere has launched a newer model, Command A. We suggest considering this model instead of Command-R. See the following pages for a comparison of Command A to other models and Command A API provider benchmarks.
Comparison Summary
Intelligence:
Command-R is of lower quality compared to average, with a MMLU score of 0.337 and a Intelligence Index across evaluations of 15.
Price:Command-R is cheaper compared to average with a price of $0.26 per 1M Tokens (blended 3:1).
Command-R Input token price: $0.15, Output token price: $0.60 per 1M Tokens.
Speed:Command-R Input token price: $0.15, Output token price: $0.60 per 1M Tokens.
Command-R is slower compared to average, with a output speed of 68.9 tokens per second.
Latency:Command-R has a lower latency compared to average, taking 0.21s to receive the first token (TTFT).
Context Window:Command-R has a smaller context windows than average, with a context window of 130k tokens.
Highlights
Intelligence
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index; Higher is better
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Speed
Output Tokens per Second; Higher is better
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Price
USD per 1M Tokens; Lower is better
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Command-R (Aug '24) Model Details
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