Command R+ vs Step-3.5-Flash Comparison

Comparing Command R+ and Step-3.5-Flash across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Command R+ and Step-3.5-Flash 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

Step-3.5-Flash costs less

For input processing, Command R+ ($0.25/1M tokens) is 2.5x more expensive than Step-3.5-Flash ($0.10/1M tokens).

For output processing, Command R+ ($1.00/1M tokens) is 2.5x more expensive than Step-3.5-Flash ($0.40/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Command R+ is more expensive than Step-3.5-Flash.*

* 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

Step-3.5-Flash

Input tokens$0.10

Output tokens$0.40

Best providerStepFun

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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

92.0B diff

Step-3.5-Flash has 92.0B more parameters than Command R+, making it 88.5% larger.

Command R+

104.0Bparameters

Step-3.5-Flash

196.0Bparameters

104.0B

Command R+

196.0B

Step-3.5-Flash

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Command R+ accepts 128,000 input tokens compared to Step-3.5-Flash's 65,536 tokens. Command R+ can generate longer responses up to 128,000 tokens, while Step-3.5-Flash is limited to 8,192 tokens.

Command R+

Input128,000 tokens

Output128,000 tokens

Step-3.5-Flash

Input65,536 tokens

Output8,192 tokens

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License

Usage and distribution terms

Command R+ is licensed under CC BY-NC, while Step-3.5-Flash uses Apache 2.0.

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

Command R+

CC BY-NC

Open weights

Step-3.5-Flash

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Command R+ was released on 2024-08-30, while Step-3.5-Flash was released on 2026-02-02.

Step-3.5-Flash is 17 months newer than Command R+.

Command R+

Aug 30, 2024

1.5 years ago

Step-3.5-Flash

Feb 2, 2026

1 months ago

1.4yr 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. Step-3.5-Flash is available from StepFun. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.