Compare/Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, Low Effort) vs Command-R+ (Apr '24)

Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, Low Effort)vsCommand-R+ (Apr '24)

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

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Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, Low Effort)

Input
$3/M
Output
$15/M
Speed
52 tok/s
TTFT
1.01s
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Command-R+ (Apr '24)

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

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Tie
Faster (tok/s)
Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, Low Effort)
Lower Latency
Command-R+ (Apr '24)
Benchmarks (6-3)
Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, Low Effort)

Pricing Comparison

MetricClaude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, Low 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 (Non-reasoning, Low Effort)$4.50
Command-R+ (Apr '24)$4.50

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, Low Effort)
52 tok/s
Command-R+ (Apr '24)
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, Low Effort)
1.01s
Command-R+ (Apr '24)

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
34.33.0
Coding Index
Math Index
GPQA Diamond
79.7%32.3%
MMLU-Pro
43.2%
LiveCodeBench
12.2%
AIME 2025
MATH-500
27.9%
Humanity's Last Exam
10.8%4.5%
SciCode
44.1%11.8%
IFBench
42.4%
TerminalBench
42.4%
Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, Low Effort)6 wins
3 winsCommand-R+ (Apr '24)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, Low 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 (Non-reasoning, Low Effort) wins 6 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 (Non-reasoning, Low Effort) generates tokens faster at 52 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. However, Command-R+ (Apr '24) has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 1.01s).

When should I use Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, Low Effort) vs Command-R+ (Apr '24)?

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