Model comparison
Command R vs Command R+
Command R and Command R+ score almost the same on the Noometry Index (31.0 vs 32.0), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Last verified . 29 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 29 benchmarks with published results for both. Command R scores higher in 2 categories and Command R+ in 6 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Command R+ leads 35.9 to 30.5.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is LiveBench Language: 16.7% for Command R and 29.7% for Command R+.
- Command R is cheaper at $0.15 / $0.60 per million input/output tokens, against $2.50 / $10 for Command R+.
Side by side
| Command R | Command R+ | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Cohere | Cohere |
| Noometry Index | 31.0 | 32.0 |
| Released | 2024-08-30 | 2024-08-30 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 128K | 128K |
| Max output | 4K | 4K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.15 | $2.50 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.60 | $10 |
| Results tracked | 29 | 34 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Command R: 28.8 (#301), Command R+: 28.6 (#304)
| Benchmark | Command R | Command R+ |
|---|---|---|
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 37.1% | 33.8% |
| LiveBench Coding | 17.9% | 19.1% |
| LMArena Coding | 1170 | 1187 |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 45.2% | 41.9% |
| HumanEval+ | — | 56.7% |
| MBPP+ | — | 63.5% |
Reasoning Command R leads
Command R: 13.3 (#329), Command R+: 8.9 (#341)
| Benchmark | Command R | Command R+ |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Reasoning | 21.9% | 24.8% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1164 | 1186 |
| DTBench | 46.4% | 54.9% |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 33.3% | 38.1% |
| LMCA | 9.2% | 5% |
| LiveBench | 27.5% | 31.8% |
| SimpleBench | — | 17.4% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 119.28 |
Math Too close to call
Command R: 25.8 (#244), Command R+: 26.6 (#239)
| Benchmark | Command R | Command R+ |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Math | 19.4% | 21.3% |
| LMArena Math | 1155 | 1188 |
Knowledge Command R+ leads
Command R: 30.5 (#219), Command R+: 35.9 (#165)
| Benchmark | Command R | Command R+ |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1138 | 1174 |
| MMLU | 65.2% | 69.4% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 6.9% |
Multilingual Command R+ leads
Command R: 35.9 (#240), Command R+: 38.8 (#222)
| Benchmark | Command R | Command R+ |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1174 | 1216 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1182 | 1226 |
| LMArena French | 1161 | 1208 |
| LMArena German | 1176 | 1216 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1143 | 1166 |
| LMArena Korean | 1162 | 1138 |
| LMArena Russian | 1174 | 1227 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1150 | 1189 |
Instruction Following Command R+ leads
Command R: 58.3 (#256), Command R+: 60.2 (#249)
| Benchmark | Command R | Command R+ |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 55.6% | 57.6% |
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1167 | 1197 |
Long Context Command R+ leads
Command R: 36.3 (#226), Command R+: 37.3 (#214)
| Benchmark | Command R | Command R+ |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1198 | 1231 |
Writing & Preference Command R+ leads
Command R: 38.4 (#248), Command R+: 43.7 (#223)
| Benchmark | Command R | Command R+ |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1187 | 1229 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1170 | 1235 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1163 | 1213 |
| LiveBench Language | 16.7% | 29.7% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Command R better than Command R+?
Command R and Command R+ score almost the same on the Noometry Index (31.0 vs 32.0), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Which is cheaper, Command R or Command R+?
Command R is cheaper. It lists at $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.60 per million output tokens; Command R+ lists at $2.50 and $10.
Is Command R or Command R+ better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (28.8 vs 28.6); test both on your own repository before choosing.
Which has the bigger context window?
Both accept 128K tokens.
How many benchmarks do Command R and Command R+ share?
29 benchmarks have published results for both models. Command R has 29 scored results on Noometry and Command R+ has 34.