Model comparison
Command A vs Grok 4.1 Fast
Grok 4.1 Fast is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.9 to 35.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 21 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 21 benchmarks with published results for both. Command A scores higher in 2 categories and Grok 4.1 Fast in 7 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Grok 4.1 Fast leads 42.3 to 17.7.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is DTBench: 61.3% for Command A and 87.7% for Grok 4.1 Fast.
- Grok 4.1 Fast is cheaper at $0.20 / $0.50 per million input/output tokens, against $2.50 / $10 for Command A.
- Command A accepts more context: 256K tokens versus 128K.
- Command A has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Command A | Grok 4.1 Fast | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Cohere | xAI |
| Noometry Index | 35.9 | 40.9 |
| Released | 2025-03-13 | 2025-06-27 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 256K | 128K |
| Max output | 8K | 30K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $2.50 | $0.20 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $10 | $0.50 |
| Results tracked | 24 | 32 |
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Category by category
Coding Grok 4.1 Fast leads
Command A: 26.8 (#317), Grok 4.1 Fast: 33.8 (#236)
| Benchmark | Command A | Grok 4.1 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1331 | 1411 |
| Aider Polyglot | 12% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1241 |
| ALE-Bench | — | 394.93 |
Agentic & Tool Use Too close to call
Command A: 35.7 (#36), Grok 4.1 Fast: 36.1 (#35)
| Benchmark | Command A | Grok 4.1 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 57.1% | 69.6% |
| τ²-bench Banking | — | 13.1% |
| LMArena Search | — | 1171 |
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 1,107 |
Reasoning Grok 4.1 Fast leads
Command A: 17.7 (#276), Grok 4.1 Fast: 42.3 (#45)
| Benchmark | Command A | Grok 4.1 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1326 | 1407 |
| DTBench | 61.3% | 87.7% |
| SimpleBench | — | 56% |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 28.8% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 87.4% |
| LMCA | 10.3% | — |
| ForecastBench | — | 61 |
Math Command A leads
Command A: 33.5 (#172), Grok 4.1 Fast: 30.9 (#201)
| Benchmark | Command A | Grok 4.1 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1300 | 1408 |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 60.9% |
| ProofBench | — | 4% |
Knowledge Command A leads
Command A: 36.5 (#157), Grok 4.1 Fast: 32.6 (#203)
| Benchmark | Command A | Grok 4.1 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 9.3% | 17.8% |
| LMArena Expert | 1295 | 1398 |
Multimodal Not comparable
Command A: —, Grok 4.1 Fast: 36.3 (#71)
| Benchmark | Command A | Grok 4.1 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1201 |
Multilingual Grok 4.1 Fast leads
Command A: 45.5 (#166), Grok 4.1 Fast: 51.1 (#110)
| Benchmark | Command A | Grok 4.1 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1313 | 1391 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1327 | 1441 |
| LMArena French | 1352 | 1416 |
| LMArena German | 1341 | 1404 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1283 | 1347 |
| LMArena Korean | 1285 | 1361 |
| LMArena Russian | 1314 | 1387 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1346 | 1411 |
Instruction Following Grok 4.1 Fast leads
Command A: 69.3 (#172), Grok 4.1 Fast: 72.8 (#127)
| Benchmark | Command A | Grok 4.1 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1309 | 1376 |
Long Context Grok 4.1 Fast leads
Command A: 40.6 (#147), Grok 4.1 Fast: 42.4 (#121)
| Benchmark | Command A | Grok 4.1 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1334 | 1390 |
Writing & Preference Grok 4.1 Fast leads
Command A: 47.8 (#204), Grok 4.1 Fast: 57.4 (#126)
| Benchmark | Command A | Grok 4.1 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1331 | 1408 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1319 | 1394 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1145 | 1327 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1338 | 1389 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Command A better than Grok 4.1 Fast?
Grok 4.1 Fast is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.9 to 35.9 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Command A or Grok 4.1 Fast?
Grok 4.1 Fast is cheaper. It lists at $0.20 per million input tokens and $0.50 per million output tokens; Command A lists at $2.50 and $10.
Is Command A or Grok 4.1 Fast better for coding?
Grok 4.1 Fast scores higher on coding benchmarks: 33.8 versus 26.8 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Command A does, with 256K tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do Command A and Grok 4.1 Fast share?
21 benchmarks have published results for both models. Command A has 24 scored results on Noometry and Grok 4.1 Fast has 32.