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Command R+ vs o1-pro

Comparing Command R+ and o1-pro across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Cohere · OpenAI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Command R+ and o1-pro trade strengths across price, capabilities, and technical limits. The better choice depends on the workload.

Based on current benchmark, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Command R+

  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

Choose o1-pro

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Dec 2024

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Command R+
Cohere
o1-pro
OpenAI
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$0.25 / M
— / M
Output price
$1.00 / M
— / M
Context window
128,000
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Released
Aug 2024
Dec 2024
License
CC BY-NC
Proprietary

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Command R+ and o1-prodon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Arena Performance

Playground indexes and blind preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Command R+ specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Command R+ specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

Cohere
Command R+
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
OpenAI
o1-pro
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Mon Aug 24 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

o1-pro supports multimodal inputs, whereas Command R+ does not.

o1-pro can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Command R+

Text
Images
Audio
Video

o1-pro

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Command R+ is licensed under CC BY-NC, while o1-pro 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

o1-pro

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Command R+ was released on 2024-08-30, while o1-pro was released on 2024-12-17.

o1-pro is 4 months newer than Command R+.

Command R+

Aug 30, 2024

2.0 years ago

o1-pro

Dec 17, 2024

1.7 years ago

3mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

o1-pro has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-09-30, while Command R+'s cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm o1-pro's training data extends to 2023-09-30, but cannot make a direct comparison without Command R+'s cutoff date.

Command R+

—

o1-pro

Sep 2023

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Command R+ and o1-pro side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Command R+
✓ Preferred
o1-pro
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about Command R+ vs o1-pro.

Which is better, Command R+ or o1-pro?

Command R+ (Cohere) and o1-pro (OpenAI) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.

How does Command R+ compare to o1-pro in benchmarks?

Command R+ scores HellaSwag: 88.6%, Winogrande: 85.4%, MMLU: 75.7%, ARC-C: 71.0%, GSM8k: 70.7%. o1-pro scores AIME 2024: 86.0%, GPQA: 79.0%.

What are the context window sizes for Command R+ and o1-pro?

Command R+ supports 128K tokens and o1-pro supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Command R+ and o1-pro?

Key differences include multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (CC BY-NC vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Command R+ and o1-pro?

Command R+ is developed by Cohere and o1-pro is developed by OpenAI.

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