Compare/Command-R (Mar '24) vs GPT-3.5 Turbo

Command-R (Mar '24)vsGPT-3.5 Turbo

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

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Command-R (Mar '24)

Input
$0.5/M
Output
$1.5/M
Speed
TTFT
OpenAI

GPT-3.5 Turbo

Input
$0.5/M
Output
$1.5/M
Speed
100 tok/s
TTFT
0.43s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Tie
Faster (tok/s)
GPT-3.5 Turbo
Lower Latency
Command-R (Mar '24)
Benchmarks (3-5)
GPT-3.5 Turbo

Pricing Comparison

MetricCommand-R (Mar '24)GPT-3.5 Turbo
Input ($/M tokens)$0.5$0.5
Output ($/M tokens)$1.5$1.5
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Command-R (Mar '24)$0.65
GPT-3.5 Turbo$0.65

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Command-R (Mar '24)
GPT-3.5 Turbo
100 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Command-R (Mar '24)
GPT-3.5 Turbo
0.43s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
7.49.0
Coding Index
10.7
Math Index
GPQA Diamond
28.4%29.7%
MMLU-Pro
33.8%46.2%
LiveCodeBench
4.8%
AIME 2025
MATH-500
16.4%44.1%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.8%
SciCode
6.2%
IFBench
TerminalBench
Command-R (Mar '24)3 wins
5 winsGPT-3.5 Turbo

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Command-R (Mar '24) or GPT-3.5 Turbo?

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

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

GPT-3.5 Turbo wins 5 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 3 for Command-R (Mar '24). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

GPT-3.5 Turbo generates tokens faster at 100 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. Command-R (Mar '24) also has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 0.43s).

When should I use Command-R (Mar '24) vs GPT-3.5 Turbo?

Choose based on your priorities: both are similarly priced, GPT-3.5 Turbo for stronger benchmark performance, and GPT-3.5 Turbo for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.