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

Command-R+ (Apr '24)vsClaude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High Effort)

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

Cohere

Command-R+ (Apr '24)

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

Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High Effort)

Input
$3/M
Output
$15/M
Speed
50 tok/s
TTFT
1.21s

Winner by Category

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

Pricing Comparison

MetricCommand-R+ (Apr '24)Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High Effort)
Input ($/M tokens)$3$3
Output ($/M tokens)$15$15
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Command-R+ (Apr '24)$4.50
Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High Effort)$4.50

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Command-R+ (Apr '24)
Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High Effort)
50 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Command-R+ (Apr '24)
Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High Effort)
1.21s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
8.344.4
Coding Index
46.4
Math Index
GPQA Diamond
32.3%79.9%
MMLU-Pro
43.2%
LiveCodeBench
12.2%
AIME 2025
MATH-500
27.9%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.5%13.2%
SciCode
11.8%46.9%
IFBench
41.2%
TerminalBench
46.2%
Command-R+ (Apr '24)3 wins
7 winsClaude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High Effort)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Command-R+ (Apr '24) or Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High Effort)?

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, High 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 (Non-reasoning, High Effort) generates tokens faster at 50 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. Command-R+ (Apr '24) also has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 1.21s).

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

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