Compare/Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) vs Command-R+ (Apr '24)

Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort)vsCommand-R+ (Apr '24)

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

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Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort)

Input
$3/M
Output
$15/M
Speed
75 tok/s
TTFT
49.76s
Cohere

Command-R+ (Apr '24)

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

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Tie
Faster (tok/s)
Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort)
Lower Latency
Command-R+ (Apr '24)
Benchmarks (7-3)
Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort)

Pricing Comparison

MetricClaude Sonnet 4.6 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort)Command-R+ (Apr '24)
Input ($/M tokens)$3$3
Output ($/M tokens)$15$15
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort)$4.50
Command-R+ (Apr '24)$4.50

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort)
75 tok/s
Command-R+ (Apr '24)
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort)
49.76s
Command-R+ (Apr '24)

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
47.23.0
Coding Index
63.0
Math Index
GPQA Diamond
87.5%32.3%
MMLU-Pro
43.2%
LiveCodeBench
12.2%
AIME 2025
MATH-500
27.9%
Humanity's Last Exam
30.0%4.5%
SciCode
46.8%11.8%
IFBench
56.6%
TerminalBench
53.0%
Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort)7 wins
3 winsCommand-R+ (Apr '24)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) or Command-R+ (Apr '24)?

Both models have similar pricing. Check the detailed breakdown above for input vs output token costs.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) wins 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 3 for Command-R+ (Apr '24). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) generates tokens faster at 75 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. However, Command-R+ (Apr '24) has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 49.76s).

When should I use Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) vs Command-R+ (Apr '24)?

Choose based on your priorities: both are similarly priced, Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) for stronger benchmark performance, and Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.