Grok-3 vs Command R+ Comparison

Comparing Grok-3 and Command R+ across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Grok-3 and Command R+ 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

Command R+ costs less

For input processing, Grok-3 ($3.00/1M tokens) is 12.0x more expensive than Command R+ ($0.25/1M tokens).

For output processing, Grok-3 ($15.00/1M tokens) is 15.0x more expensive than Command R+ ($1.00/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Grok-3 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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Grok-3

Input tokens$3.00

Output tokens$15.00

Best providerxAI

Command R+

Input tokens$0.25

Output tokens$1.00

Best providerCohere

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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-3 is limited to 8,000 tokens.

Grok-3

Input128,000 tokens

Output8,000 tokens

Command R+

Input128,000 tokens

Output128,000 tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Grok-3 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Command R+ does not.

Grok-3 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Grok-3

Text

Images

Audio

Video

Command R+

Text

Images

Audio

Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Grok-3 is licensed under a proprietary license, while Command R+ uses CC BY-NC.

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

Grok-3

Proprietary

Closed source

Command R+

CC BY-NC

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Grok-3 was released on 2025-02-17, while Command R+ was released on 2024-08-30.

Grok-3 is 6 months newer than Command R+.

Grok-3

Feb 17, 2025

1.1 years ago

5mo newer

Command R+

Aug 30, 2024

1.6 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Grok-3 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-11-17, while Command R+'s cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Grok-3's training data extends to 2024-11-17, but cannot make a direct comparison without Command R+'s cutoff date.

Grok-3

Nov 2024

Command R+

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Provider Availability

Grok-3 is available from xAI. Command R+ is available from Cohere, Bedrock. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.