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Command R+ vs Qwen3.8 Flash

Qwen3.8 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 49.6 to -0.1. Qwen3.8 Flash is 1.9x cheaper per token.

Cohere · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Qwen3.8 Flash leads the overall LLM Stats Score 49.6 to -0.1, ranking #16 overall.

On price, Qwen3.8 Flash is roughly 1.9x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

Qwen3.8 Flash also accepts a larger context window (1,000,000 input tokens), making it the stronger choice for long documents and large codebases.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Command R+

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

Choose Qwen3.8 Flash

  • overall performance matters — it scores 49.6 and ranks #16 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • cost matters — it's about 1.9x cheaper per token
  • you process long inputs — it offers a 1,000,000 token context window
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Command R+
Cohere
Qwen3.8 Flash
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
-0.1
#310
49.6
#16
Reasoning
-0.4
#306
49.2
#16
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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—
Input price
$0.25 / M
$0.15 / M
Output price
$1.00 / M
$0.47 / M
Context window
128,000
1,000,000

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Command R+
Qwen3.8 Flash
Math
-1.7#297
32.6#55
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

6 reported for Command R+ · 22 for Qwen3.8 Flash

No common benchmarks found

Command R+ and Qwen3.8 Flashdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Qwen3.8 Flash costs less

For input processing, Command R+ ($0.25/1M tokens) is 1.7x more expensive than Qwen3.8 Flash ($0.15/1M tokens).

For output processing, Command R+ ($1.00/1M tokens) is 2.1x more expensive than Qwen3.8 Flash ($0.47/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Command R+ is more expensive than Qwen3.8 Flash.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
Mon Aug 31 2026 • llm-stats.com
Cohere
Command R+
Input tokens$0.25
Output tokens$1.00
Best providerCohere
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.8 Flash
Input tokens$0.15
Output tokens$0.47
Best providerNovita
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

21.0B diff

Qwen3.8 Flash has 21.0B more parameters than Command R+, making it 20.2% larger.

Cohere
Command R+
104.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.8 Flash
125.0Bparameters
104.0B
Command R+
125.0B
Qwen3.8 Flash

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Qwen3.8 Flash accepts 1,000,000 input tokens compared to Command R+'s 128,000 tokens. Qwen3.8 Flash can generate longer responses up to 131,072 tokens, while Command R+ is limited to 128,000 tokens.

Cohere
Command R+
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.8 Flash
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
Mon Aug 31 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Qwen3.8 Flash supports multimodal inputs, whereas Command R+ does not.

Qwen3.8 Flash can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Command R+

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen3.8 Flash

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Command R+ is licensed under CC BY-NC, while Qwen3.8 Flash 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

Qwen3.8 Flash

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Command R+ was released on 2024-08-30, while Qwen3.8 Flash was released on 2026-08-26.

Qwen3.8 Flash is 24 months newer than Command R+.

Command R+

Aug 30, 2024

2.0 years ago

Qwen3.8 Flash

Aug 26, 2026

5 days ago

2.0yr 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. Qwen3.8 Flash is available from Novita.

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

Qwen3.8 Flash

novita logo
Novita
Input Price:Input: $0.15/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.47/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Command R+ and Qwen3.8 Flash side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Command R+
✓ Preferred
Qwen3.8 Flash
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FAQ

Common questions about Command R+ vs Qwen3.8 Flash.

Which is better, Command R+ or Qwen3.8 Flash?

Qwen3.8 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 49.6 to -0.1. Command R+ is made by Cohere and Qwen3.8 Flash is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Command R+ compare to Qwen3.8 Flash in benchmarks?

Command R+ scores HellaSwag: 88.6%, Winogrande: 85.4%, MMLU: 75.7%, ARC-C: 71.0%, GSM8k: 70.7%. Qwen3.8 Flash scores MathVision: 95.7%, LiveCodeBench v6: 91.9%, GPQA: 91.7%, CharXiv-R: 90.6%, RealWorldQA: 88.5%.

Is Command R+ cheaper than Qwen3.8 Flash?

Qwen3.8 Flash is 1.7x cheaper for input tokens. Command R+ costs $0.25/M input and $1.00/M output via cohere. Qwen3.8 Flash costs $0.15/M input and $0.47/M output via novita.

What are the context window sizes for Command R+ and Qwen3.8 Flash?

Command R+ supports 128K tokens and Qwen3.8 Flash supports 1.0M 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 Qwen3.8 Flash?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (-0.1 vs 49.6), context window (128K vs 1.0M), input pricing ($0.25 vs $0.15/M), 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 Qwen3.8 Flash?

Command R+ is developed by Cohere and Qwen3.8 Flash is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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