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

Command AvsNova 2.0 Pro Preview (medium)

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 (medium)

Input
$1.25/M
Output
$10/M
Speed
144 tok/s
TTFT
14.17s

Winner by Category

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

Pricing Comparison

MetricCommand ANova 2.0 Pro Preview (medium)
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 (medium)$2.25

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Command A
47 tok/s
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (medium)
144 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Command A
0.47s
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (medium)
14.17s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
13.535.7
Coding Index
9.930.4
Math Index
13.089.0
GPQA Diamond
52.7%78.5%
MMLU-Pro
71.2%83.0%
LiveCodeBench
28.7%73.0%
AIME 2025
13.0%89.0%
MATH-500
81.9%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.6%8.9%
SciCode
28.1%42.7%
IFBench
36.5%79.0%
TerminalBench
0.8%24.2%
Command A1 wins
11 winsNova 2.0 Pro Preview (medium)

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (medium) 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 (medium) 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 (medium) generates tokens faster at 144 tok/s vs 47 tok/s. Command A also has lower time-to-first-token (0.47s vs 14.17s).

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

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