Command R+ vs GPT-3.5 Turbo Comparison

Comparing Command R+ and GPT-3.5 Turbo across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Command R+ outperforms in 1 benchmarks (MMLU), while GPT-3.5 Turbo is better at 0 benchmarks.

Command R+ 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 2.0x cheaper than GPT-3.5 Turbo ($0.50/1M tokens).

For output processing, Command R+ ($1.00/1M tokens) is 1.5x cheaper than GPT-3.5 Turbo ($1.50/1M tokens).

In conclusion, GPT-3.5 Turbo 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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Command R+

Input tokens$0.25

Output tokens$1.00

Best providerCohere

GPT-3.5 Turbo

Input tokens$0.50

Output tokens$1.50

Best providerAzure

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Maximum input and output token capacity

Command R+ accepts 128,000 input tokens compared to GPT-3.5 Turbo's 16,385 tokens. Command R+ can generate longer responses up to 128,000 tokens, while GPT-3.5 Turbo is limited to 4,096 tokens.

Command R+

Input128,000 tokens

Output128,000 tokens

GPT-3.5 Turbo

Input16,385 tokens

Output4,096 tokens

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License

Usage and distribution terms

Command R+ is licensed under CC BY-NC, while GPT-3.5 Turbo 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

GPT-3.5 Turbo

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Command R+ was released on 2024-08-30, while GPT-3.5 Turbo was released on 2023-03-21.

Command R+ is 18 months newer than GPT-3.5 Turbo.

Command R+

Aug 30, 2024

1.6 years ago

1.4yr newer

GPT-3.5 Turbo

Mar 21, 2023

3.0 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

GPT-3.5 Turbo has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2021-09-30, while Command R+'s cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm GPT-3.5 Turbo's training data extends to 2021-09-30, but cannot make a direct comparison without Command R+'s cutoff date.

Command R+

—

GPT-3.5 Turbo

Sep 2021

Provider Availability

Command R+ is available from Cohere, Bedrock. GPT-3.5 Turbo is available from Azure, OpenAI. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.