Cohere, open weights

# Command R

> Command R by Cohere, released August 2024. Ranked #272 of 354 with a Noometry Index of 31.4. API: $0.15 in / $0.60 out per M tokens. 128K context. Scores, sources and comparisons.
- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/models/command-r
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Title: Command R Benchmarks, Price & Rank (October 2026) | Noometry

Command R by Cohere ranks 272nd of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 31.4. Its strongest category is knowledge, where it ranks 221st. API pricing starts at $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.60 per million output tokens, with a 128K-token context window.

Last verified October 10, 2026

## Specifications

- **Noometry rank:** #272 of 354
- **Index score:** 31.4
- **Evidence:** Confirmed 29 results
- **Provider:** [![](/logos/cohere.svg) Cohere](https://noometry.com/providers/cohere)
- **Released:** August 30, 2024
- **Weights:** Open weights
- **Reasoning:** No
- **Context window:** 128K
- **Max output:** 4K
- **Input price:** $0.15 / M
- **Output price:** $0.60 / M
- **Blended price:** $0.26 / M
- **Output speed:** Not measured
- **Value:** #53 of 219
- **Knowledge cutoff:** June 2024
- **Input:** text

## Category scores

Each category score combines every public result we have in that category.

Command R category scores

1.  Coding 29.3
2.  Reasoning 13.8
3.  Math 28.0
4.  Knowledge 31.0
5.  Multilingual 35.7
6.  Instruction Following 58.1
7.  Long Context 36.3
8.  Writing & Preference 38.2
9.  0204060

Command R category ranks
| Category | Score | Rank | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Coding](https://noometry.com/best/coding) | 29.3 | #306 | 4 |
| [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning) | 13.8 | #331 | 5 |
| [Math](https://noometry.com/best/math) | 28.0 | #246 | 2 |
| [Knowledge](https://noometry.com/best/knowledge) | 31.0 | #221 | 1 |
| [Multilingual](https://noometry.com/best/multilingual) | 35.7 | #245 | 1 |
| [Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/best/instruction-following) | 58.1 | #261 | 2 |
| [Long Context](https://noometry.com/best/long-context) | 36.3 | #231 | 1 |
| [Writing & Preference](https://noometry.com/best/writing) | 38.2 | #254 | 4 |

## Strengths and weaknesses

Categories where Command R places highest and lowest among the models ranked in each, with its score against that category's median.

### Strongest categories

Command R: strongest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Knowledge](https://noometry.com/best/knowledge) | 31.0 | −6.3 | #221 of 314, top 71% |
| [Math](https://noometry.com/best/math) | 28.0 | −8.6 | #246 of 327, top 76% |
| [Long Context](https://noometry.com/best/long-context) | 36.3 | −4.6 | #231 of 296, top 79% |

### Weakest categories

Command R: weakest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning) | 13.8 | −9.8 | #331 of 350, top 95% |
| [Coding](https://noometry.com/best/coding) | 29.3 | −9.4 | #306 of 340, top 90% |
| [Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/best/instruction-following) | 58.1 | −13.2 | #261 of 305, top 86% |

## Closest competitors

The models ranked just above and below Command R. When scores are this close, price and speed are often the better way to choose.

Models ranked closest to Command R
| Model | Rank | Score | Blended $/M | Speed |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat](https://noometry.com/models/llama2-70b-steerlm-chat) | #268 | 31.8 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/command-r-vs-llama2-70b-steerlm-chat) |
| [Mistral Small 3.1](https://noometry.com/models/mistral-small-3-1) | #269 | 31.7 | $0.40 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/command-r-vs-mistral-small-3-1) |
| [Granite 3.0 8b Instruct](https://noometry.com/models/granite-3-0-8b-instruct) | #270 | 31.6 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/command-r-vs-granite-3-0-8b-instruct) |
| [o1-pro](https://noometry.com/models/o1-pro) | #271 | 31.5 | $263 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/command-r-vs-o1-pro) |
| [Qwen1.5-7B](https://noometry.com/models/qwen1-5-7b) | #273 | 31.4 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/command-r-vs-qwen1-5-7b) |
| [Wizardlm 13b](https://noometry.com/models/wizardlm-13b) | #274 | 31.4 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/command-r-vs-wizardlm-13b) |
| [Qwen-14B](https://noometry.com/models/qwen-14b) | #275 | 31.4 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/command-r-vs-qwen-14b) |
| [Phi 3 Mini 4k Instruct June 2024](https://noometry.com/models/phi-3-mini-4k-instruct-june) | #276 | 31.3 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/command-r-vs-phi-3-mini-4k-instruct-june) |

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## Benchmark results

Every published result we track, with its source. Bold rows are the ones used for ranking; where several exist we prefer independent runs over self-reported numbers.

### Coding

Command R Coding benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [BigCodeBench Instruct](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/bigcodebench-instruct) | 37.1% | #42 of 64, top 66% |  | [BigCodeBench](https://bigcode-bench.github.io/) | 2024-08-30 |
| [LiveBench Coding](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/livebench-coding) | 17.9% | #37 of 39, top 95% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [LMArena Coding](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-coding) | 1169 | #250 of 294, top 86% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Coding](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-coding) | 1128 |  |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [BigCodeBench Complete](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/bigcodebench-complete) | 45.2% | #43 of 66, top 66% |  | [BigCodeBench](https://bigcode-bench.github.io/) | 2024-08-30 |

### Reasoning

Command R Reasoning benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LiveBench Reasoning](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/livebench-reasoning) | 21.9% | #36 of 39, top 93% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [LMArena Hard Prompts](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-hard-prompts) | 1115 |  |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Hard Prompts](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-hard-prompts) | 1164 | #250 of 297, top 85% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [DTBench](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/dtbench) | 46.4% | #144 of 151, top 96% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [LiveBench Data Analysis](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/livebench-data-analysis) | 33.3% | #37 of 39, top 95% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [LMCA](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/lmca) | 9.2% | #114 of 125, top 92% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [LiveBench](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/livebench) | 27.5% | #36 of 39, top 93% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |

### Math

Command R Math benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LiveBench Math](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/livebench-math) | 19.4% | #36 of 39, top 93% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [LMArena Math](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-math) | 1120 |  |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Math](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-math) | 1155 | #248 of 285, top 88% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Knowledge

Command R Knowledge benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Expert](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-expert) | 1138 | #242 of 273, top 89% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Expert](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-expert) | 1108 |  |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [MMLU](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/mmlu) | 65.2% | #55 of 81, top 68% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |

### Multilingual

Command R Multilingual benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Non-English](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-non-english) | 1144 |  |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Non-English](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-non-english) | 1174 | #245 of 297, top 83% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Chinese](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-chinese) | 1182 | #239 of 285, top 84% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Chinese](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-chinese) | 1146 |  |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena French](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-french) | 1162 | #202 of 223, top 91% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena German](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-german) | 1128 |  |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena German](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-german) | 1176 | #197 of 231, top 86% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Japanese](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-japanese) | 1094 |  |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Japanese](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-japanese) | 1143 | #178 of 211, top 85% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Korean](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-korean) | 1092 |  |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Korean](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-korean) | 1163 | #174 of 213, top 82% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Russian](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-russian) | 1158 |  |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Russian](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-russian) | 1174 | #244 of 283, top 87% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Spanish](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-spanish) | 1151 | #204 of 226, top 91% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Instruction Following

Command R Instruction Following benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LiveBench Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/livebench-if) | 55.6% | #34 of 39, top 88% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [LMArena Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-instruction-following) | 1167 | #248 of 298, top 84% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-instruction-following) | 1125 |  |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Long Context

Command R Long Context benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Longer Query](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-longer-query) | 1158 |  |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Longer Query](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-longer-query) | 1198 | #241 of 291, top 83% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Writing & Preference

Command R Writing & Preference benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Text](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-text) | 1163 |  |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Text](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-text) | 1187 | #248 of 297, top 84% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Creative Writing](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-creative-writing) | 1154 |  |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Creative Writing](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-creative-writing) | 1170 | #245 of 295, top 84% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Multi-Turn](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-multi-turn) | 1147 |  |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Multi-Turn](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-multi-turn) | 1163 | #247 of 295, top 84% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LiveBench Language](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/livebench-language) | 16.7% | #35 of 39, top 90% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |

## API pricing by provider

Command R API prices
| Route | Input $/M | Output $/M | Cached input $/M | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [cohere](https://docs.cohere.com/docs/models) | $0.15 | $0.60 | — | 2026-10-10 |
| [openrouter](https://openrouter.ai/cohere/command-r-08-2024) | $0.15 | $0.60 | — | 2026-10-10 |

[All Cohere API prices →](https://noometry.com/llm-pricing/cohere) [Estimate your cost →](https://noometry.com/tools/cost-calculator)

## Compare Command R

-   [Command R vs o1-pro](https://noometry.com/compare/command-r-vs-o1-pro)
-   [Command R vs Qwen1.5-7B](https://noometry.com/compare/command-r-vs-qwen1-5-7b)
-   [Command R vs Granite 3.0 8b Instruct](https://noometry.com/compare/command-r-vs-granite-3-0-8b-instruct)
-   [Command R vs Wizardlm 13b](https://noometry.com/compare/command-r-vs-wizardlm-13b)
-   [Command R vs Mistral Small 3.1](https://noometry.com/compare/command-r-vs-mistral-small-3-1)
-   [Command R vs Qwen-14B](https://noometry.com/compare/command-r-vs-qwen-14b)
-   [Command R vs GPT-6 Astra](https://noometry.com/compare/command-r-vs-gpt-6-astra)
-   [Command R vs Claude Fable 5.1](https://noometry.com/compare/claude-fable-5-1-vs-command-r)
-   [Command R vs Gemini 3.8 Flash](https://noometry.com/compare/command-r-vs-gemini-3-8-flash)
-   [Command R vs Kimi K3](https://noometry.com/compare/command-r-vs-kimi-k3)
-   [Command R vs Grok 4.6](https://noometry.com/compare/command-r-vs-grok-4-6)
-   [Command R vs Qwen3.8 Max](https://noometry.com/compare/command-r-vs-qwen3-8-max)
-   [Command R vs GLM-5.3](https://noometry.com/compare/command-r-vs-glm-5-3)
-   [Command R vs Muse Spark 1.3](https://noometry.com/compare/command-r-vs-muse-spark-1-3)

## Other Cohere models

-   [Command A](https://noometry.com/models/command-a)36.5
-   [C4ai Aya Expanse 32b](https://noometry.com/models/c4ai-aya-expanse-32b)35.9
-   [C4ai Aya Expanse 8b](https://noometry.com/models/c4ai-aya-expanse-8b)34.9
-   [Command R+](https://noometry.com/models/command-r-plus)32.4
-   [Command A Plus](https://noometry.com/models/command-a-plus)
-   [Command A Translate](https://noometry.com/models/command-a-translate)
-   [Command A Vision](https://noometry.com/models/command-a-vision)
-   [Command R7B](https://noometry.com/models/command-r7b)

## Frequently asked questions

### How good is Command R?

Command R by Cohere ranks 272nd of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 31.4. Its strongest category is knowledge, where it ranks 221st. API pricing starts at $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.60 per million output tokens, with a 128K-token context window.

### How much does Command R cost?

Command R costs $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.60 per million output tokens on Cohere's own API.

### What is Command R's context window?

Command R accepts up to 128K tokens of input and can write up to 4K tokens in one response.

### Is Command R open source?

Yes. Command R's weights are downloadable; check the license for commercial terms.

### What are Command R's strengths and weaknesses?

Relative to other ranked models, Command R places best in knowledge, math, long context and lowest in reasoning, coding, instruction following.

### What is Command R best at?

Its best category is knowledge, where it ranks 221st on Noometry.

### Cite this page

Noometry. (2026). Command R benchmarks and pricing. Retrieved October 10, 2026, from https://noometry.com/models/command-r

Quote Noometry with a link back to this page. It is also available in [Markdown](https://noometry.com/md/models/command-r.md).