Command R+ is 27% cheaper than Claude 3.5 Sonnet (v2) on blended 3:1 token pricing. Command R+ costs $2.50/1M in and $10.00/1M out, while Claude 3.5 Sonnet (v2) costs $3.00/1M in and $15.00/1M out.
Command R+ vs Claude 3.5 Sonnet (v2)
Compare verified input/output token rates, prompt caching discounts, latency tiers, and context limits between Cohere and Anthropic.
| Metric / Feature | Command R+ (Cohere) | Claude 3.5 Sonnet (v2) (Anthropic) |
|---|---|---|
| Input Price ($ / 1M Tokens) | $2.50 | $3.00 |
| Output Price ($ / 1M Tokens) | $10.00 | $15.00 |
| Prompt Caching Input Rate | Not Available | $0.300/1M |
| Blended 3:1 Rate (Production) | $4.375 / 1M | $6.000 / 1M |
| Max Context Window | 128k | 200k |
| Multimodal Vision | ❌ Text Only | ✅ Supported |
| MMLU Benchmark | 75.7% | 88.3% |
| Throughput & Latency | Fast (~40 t/s) | Fast (~50 t/s) |
| Best For | Grounded RAG with citation generation, enterprise business tooling | Autonomous coding, complex tool use, multi-step agent reasoning |
When to Choose Command R+
Choose Command R+ if your workload requires grounded rag with citation generation, enterprise business tooling. Ideal for teams needing Cohere's infrastructure and ecosystem tooling.
When to Choose Claude 3.5 Sonnet (v2)
Choose Claude 3.5 Sonnet (v2) if your primary objective is autonomous coding, complex tool use, multi-step agent reasoning. Ideal for scaling high-throughput pipelines with Anthropic.
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