Model Comparison

Command R+ vs Claude Sonnet 4

Comparing Command R+ and Claude Sonnet 4 across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Command R+ and Claude Sonnet 4 don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

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 Sonnet 4 ($3.00/1M tokens).

For output processing, Command R+ ($1.00/1M tokens) is 15.0x cheaper than Claude Sonnet 4 ($15.00/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude Sonnet 4 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 Sonnet 4
Input tokens$3.00
Output tokens$15.00
Best providerAnthropic
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Claude Sonnet 4 accepts 200,000 input tokens compared to Command R+'s 128,000 tokens. Command R+ can generate longer responses up to 128,000 tokens, while Claude Sonnet 4 is limited to 64,000 tokens.

Cohere
Command R+
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 4
Input200,000 tokens
Output64,000 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Claude Sonnet 4 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Command R+ does not.

Claude Sonnet 4 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Command R+

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Claude Sonnet 4

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Command R+ is licensed under CC BY-NC, while Claude Sonnet 4 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 Sonnet 4

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Command R+ was released on 2024-08-30, while Claude Sonnet 4 was released on 2025-05-22.

Claude Sonnet 4 is 9 months newer than Command R+.

Command R+

Aug 30, 2024

1.6 years ago

Claude Sonnet 4

May 22, 2025

10 months ago

8mo 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 Sonnet 4 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 Sonnet 4

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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
CohereCommand R+
AnthropicClaude Sonnet 4
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Detailed Comparison

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Feature
Cohere
Command R+
Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 4

FAQ

Common questions about Command R+ vs Claude Sonnet 4

Command R+ (Cohere) and Claude Sonnet 4 (Anthropic) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.
Command R+ scores HellaSwag: 88.6%, Winogrande: 85.4%, MMLU: 75.7%, ARC-C: 71.0%, GSM8k: 70.7%. Claude Sonnet 4 scores MMMLU: 86.5%, TAU-bench Retail: 80.5%, GPQA: 75.4%, MMMU: 74.4%, SWE-Bench Verified: 72.7%.
Command R+ is 12.0x cheaper for input tokens. Command R+ costs $0.25/M input and $1.00/M output via cohere. Claude Sonnet 4 costs $3.00/M input and $15.00/M output via anthropic.
Command R+ supports 128K tokens and Claude Sonnet 4 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 Sonnet 4 is developed by Anthropic.