Llama 3.1 405B (Together AI) is 20% cheaper than Command R+ on blended 3:1 token pricing. Command R+ costs $2.50/1M in and $10.00/1M out, while Llama 3.1 405B (Together AI) costs $3.50/1M in and $3.50/1M out.
Command R+ vs Llama 3.1 405B (Together AI)
Compare verified input/output token rates, prompt caching discounts, latency tiers, and context limits between Cohere and Together AI (Meta).
| Metric / Feature | Command R+ (Cohere) | Llama 3.1 405B (Together AI) (Together AI (Meta)) |
|---|---|---|
| Input Price ($ / 1M Tokens) | $2.50 | $3.50 |
| Output Price ($ / 1M Tokens) | $10.00 | $3.50 |
| Prompt Caching Input Rate | Not Available | Not Available |
| Blended 3:1 Rate (Production) | $4.375 / 1M | $3.500 / 1M |
| Max Context Window | 128k | 128k |
| Multimodal Vision | ❌ Text Only | ❌ Text Only |
| MMLU Benchmark | 75.7% | 88.6% |
| Throughput & Latency | Fast (~40 t/s) | Standard (~30 t/s) |
| Best For | Grounded RAG with citation generation, enterprise business tooling | Synthetic data generation, model distillation, enterprise on-premise benchmarking |
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 Llama 3.1 405B (Together AI)
Choose Llama 3.1 405B (Together AI) if your primary objective is synthetic data generation, model distillation, enterprise on-premise benchmarking. Ideal for scaling high-throughput pipelines with Together AI (Meta).
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