Model Comparison

Command R+ vs Phi-4-multimodal-instruct

Comparing Command R+ and Phi-4-multimodal-instruct across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Command R+ and Phi-4-multimodal-instruct 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

Phi-4-multimodal-instruct costs less

For input processing, Command R+ ($0.25/1M tokens) is 5.0x more expensive than Phi-4-multimodal-instruct ($0.05/1M tokens).

For output processing, Command R+ ($1.00/1M tokens) is 10.0x more expensive than Phi-4-multimodal-instruct ($0.10/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Command R+ is more expensive than Phi-4-multimodal-instruct.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
Wed Apr 29 2026 • llm-stats.com
Cohere
Command R+
Input tokens$0.25
Output tokens$1.00
Best providerCohere
Microsoft
Phi-4-multimodal-instruct
Input tokens$0.05
Output tokens$0.10
Best providerDeepinfra
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

98.4B diff

Command R+ has 98.4B more parameters than Phi-4-multimodal-instruct, making it 1757.1% larger.

Cohere
Command R+
104.0Bparameters
Microsoft
Phi-4-multimodal-instruct
5.6Bparameters
104.0B
Command R+
5.6B
Phi-4-multimodal-instruct

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Both models have the same input context window of 128,000 tokens. Both models can generate responses up to 128,000 tokens.

Cohere
Command R+
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Microsoft
Phi-4-multimodal-instruct
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Phi-4-multimodal-instruct supports multimodal inputs, whereas Command R+ does not.

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

Command R+

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Phi-4-multimodal-instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Command R+ is licensed under CC BY-NC, while Phi-4-multimodal-instruct uses MIT.

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

Command R+

CC BY-NC

Open weights

Phi-4-multimodal-instruct

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Command R+ was released on 2024-08-30, while Phi-4-multimodal-instruct was released on 2025-02-01.

Phi-4-multimodal-instruct is 5 months newer than Command R+.

Command R+

Aug 30, 2024

1.7 years ago

Phi-4-multimodal-instruct

Feb 1, 2025

1.2 years ago

5mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Phi-4-multimodal-instruct has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-06-01, while Command R+'s cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Phi-4-multimodal-instruct's training data extends to 2024-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Command R+'s cutoff date.

Command R+

—

Phi-4-multimodal-instruct

Jun 2024

Provider Availability

Command R+ is available from Cohere, Bedrock. Phi-4-multimodal-instruct is available from DeepInfra.

Command R+

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

Phi-4-multimodal-instruct

deepinfra logo
Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.05/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.10/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Cohere
Microsoft
Supports multimodal inputs
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Cohere
Command R+
Microsoft
Phi-4-multimodal-instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Command R+ vs Phi-4-multimodal-instruct

Command R+ (Cohere) and Phi-4-multimodal-instruct (Microsoft) 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%. Phi-4-multimodal-instruct scores ScienceQA Visual: 97.5%, DocVQA: 93.2%, MMBench: 86.7%, POPE: 85.6%, OCRBench: 84.4%.
Phi-4-multimodal-instruct is 5.0x cheaper for input tokens. Command R+ costs $0.25/M input and $1.00/M output via cohere. Phi-4-multimodal-instruct costs $0.05/M input and $0.10/M output via deepinfra.
Command R+ supports 128K tokens and Phi-4-multimodal-instruct supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include input pricing ($0.25 vs $0.05/M), multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (CC BY-NC vs MIT). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Command R+ is developed by Cohere and Phi-4-multimodal-instruct is developed by Microsoft.