Compare/Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Oct '24) vs Command-R+ (Apr '24)

Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Oct '24)vsCommand-R+ (Apr '24)

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

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Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Oct '24)

Input
$3.75/M
Output
$15/M
Speed
TTFT
Cohere

Command-R+ (Apr '24)

Input
$3/M
Output
$15/M
Speed
TTFT

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Command-R+ (Apr '24)
Faster (tok/s)
Tie
Lower Latency
Tie
Benchmarks (7-1)
Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Oct '24)

Pricing Comparison

MetricClaude 3.5 Sonnet (Oct '24)Command-R+ (Apr '24)
Input ($/M tokens)$3.75$3
Output ($/M tokens)$15$15
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Oct '24)$5.25
Command-R+ (Apr '24)$4.50

Speed Comparison

Speed data not available for these models.

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
15.98.3
Coding Index
30.2
Math Index
GPQA Diamond
59.9%32.3%
MMLU-Pro
77.2%43.2%
LiveCodeBench
38.1%12.2%
AIME 2025
MATH-500
77.1%27.9%
Humanity's Last Exam
3.9%4.5%
SciCode
36.6%11.8%
IFBench
TerminalBench
Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Oct '24)7 wins
1 winsCommand-R+ (Apr '24)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Oct '24) or Command-R+ (Apr '24)?

Command-R+ (Apr '24) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $6.00/M tokens vs $6.56/M for Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Oct '24).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Oct '24) wins 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 1 for Command-R+ (Apr '24). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Both models have comparable generation speeds.

When should I use Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Oct '24) vs Command-R+ (Apr '24)?

Choose based on your priorities: Command-R+ (Apr '24) for lower cost, Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Oct '24) for stronger benchmark performance, and both have comparable speed. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.