Compare/Command A vs Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (low)

Command AvsNova 2.0 Pro Preview (low)

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

Cohere

Command A

Input
$2.5/M
Output
$10/M
Speed
47 tok/s
TTFT
0.47s
Amazon

Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (low)

Input
$1.25/M
Output
$10/M
Speed
148 tok/s
TTFT
5.85s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (low)
Faster (tok/s)
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (low)
Lower Latency
Command A
Benchmarks (1-11)
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (low)

Pricing Comparison

MetricCommand ANova 2.0 Pro Preview (low)
Input ($/M tokens)$2.5$1.25
Output ($/M tokens)$10$10
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Command A$3.50
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (low)$2.25

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Command A
47 tok/s
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (low)
148 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Command A
0.47s
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (low)
5.85s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
13.531.9
Coding Index
9.924.5
Math Index
13.063.3
GPQA Diamond
52.7%75.1%
MMLU-Pro
71.2%82.2%
LiveCodeBench
28.7%63.8%
AIME 2025
13.0%63.3%
MATH-500
81.9%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.6%5.2%
SciCode
28.1%38.7%
IFBench
36.5%79.6%
TerminalBench
0.8%17.4%
Command A1 wins
11 winsNova 2.0 Pro Preview (low)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Command A or Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (low)?

Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (low) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $3.44/M tokens vs $4.38/M for Command A.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (low) wins 11 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 1 for Command A. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (low) generates tokens faster at 148 tok/s vs 47 tok/s. Command A also has lower time-to-first-token (0.47s vs 5.85s).

When should I use Command A vs Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (low)?

Choose based on your priorities: Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (low) for lower cost, Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (low) for stronger benchmark performance, and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (low) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.