Model Comparison

Command R+ vs Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Claude 3.5 Sonnet significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Command R+ is 13.7x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

2 benchmarks

Command R+ outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Claude 3.5 Sonnet is better at 2 benchmarks (GSM8k, MMLU).

Claude 3.5 Sonnet significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Command R+ costs less

For input processing, Command R+ ($0.25/1M tokens) is 12.0x cheaper than Claude 3.5 Sonnet ($3.00/1M tokens).

For output processing, Command R+ ($1.00/1M tokens) is 15.0x cheaper than Claude 3.5 Sonnet ($15.00/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude 3.5 Sonnet is more expensive than Command R+.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
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Cohere
Command R+
Input tokens$0.25
Output tokens$1.00
Best providerCohere
Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Input tokens$3.00
Output tokens$15.00
Best providerAnthropic
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Claude 3.5 Sonnet accepts 200,000 input tokens compared to Command R+'s 128,000 tokens. Claude 3.5 Sonnet can generate longer responses up to 200,000 tokens, while Command R+ is limited to 128,000 tokens.

Cohere
Command R+
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Input200,000 tokens
Output200,000 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Claude 3.5 Sonnet supports multimodal inputs, whereas Command R+ does not.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Command R+

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Command R+ is licensed under CC BY-NC, while Claude 3.5 Sonnet uses a proprietary license.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Command R+

CC BY-NC

Open weights

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Command R+ was released on 2024-08-30, while Claude 3.5 Sonnet was released on 2024-10-22.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet is 2 months newer than Command R+.

Command R+

Aug 30, 2024

1.6 years ago

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Oct 22, 2024

1.4 years ago

1mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Provider Availability

Command R+ is available from Cohere, Bedrock. Claude 3.5 Sonnet is available from Anthropic, Bedrock, Google.

Command R+

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Cohere
Input Price:Input: $0.25/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.00/1M
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AWS Bedrock
Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

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Anthropic
Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M
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AWS Bedrock
Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M
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Google
Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Cohere
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Has open weights
Anthropic
Larger context window (200,000 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Higher GSM8k score (96.4% vs 70.7%)
Higher MMLU score (90.4% vs 75.7%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Cohere
Command R+
Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Sonnet

FAQ

Common questions about Command R+ vs Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Claude 3.5 Sonnet significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Command R+ is made by Cohere and Claude 3.5 Sonnet is made by Anthropic. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Command R+ scores HellaSwag: 88.6%, Winogrande: 85.4%, MMLU: 75.7%, ARC-C: 71.0%, GSM8k: 70.7%. Claude 3.5 Sonnet scores GSM8k: 96.4%, DocVQA: 95.2%, AI2D: 94.7%, HumanEval: 93.7%, BIG-Bench Hard: 93.1%.
Command R+ is 12.0x cheaper for input tokens. Command R+ costs $0.25/M input and $1.00/M output via cohere. Claude 3.5 Sonnet costs $3.00/M input and $15.00/M output via anthropic.
Command R+ supports 128K tokens and Claude 3.5 Sonnet supports 200K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (128K vs 200K), input pricing ($0.25 vs $3.00/M), multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (CC BY-NC vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Command R+ is developed by Cohere and Claude 3.5 Sonnet is developed by Anthropic.