Command R+ vs Grok-2 Comparison

Comparing Command R+ and Grok-2 across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Command R+ outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Grok-2 is better at 1 benchmark (MMLU).

Grok-2 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 8.0x cheaper than Grok-2 ($2.00/1M tokens).

For output processing, Command R+ ($1.00/1M tokens) is 10.0x cheaper than Grok-2 ($10.00/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Grok-2 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

Grok-2

Input tokens$2.00

Output tokens$10.00

Best providerxAI

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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Both models have the same input context window of 128,000 tokens. Command R+ can generate longer responses up to 128,000 tokens, while Grok-2 is limited to 8,000 tokens.

Command R+

Input128,000 tokens

Output128,000 tokens

Grok-2

Input128,000 tokens

Output8,000 tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Grok-2 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Command R+ does not.

Grok-2 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Command R+

Text

Images

Audio

Video

Grok-2

Text

Images

Audio

Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Command R+ is licensed under CC BY-NC, while Grok-2 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

Grok-2

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Command R+ was released on 2024-08-30, while Grok-2 was released on 2024-08-13.

Command R+ is 1 month newer than Grok-2.

Command R+

Aug 30, 2024

1.5 years ago

2w newer

Grok-2

Aug 13, 2024

1.6 years ago

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. Grok-2 is available from xAI. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.