Compare/Command-R+ (Apr '24) vs Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort)

Command-R+ (Apr '24)vsClaude Sonnet 4.6 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max 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 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort)

Input
$3/M
Output
$15/M
Speed
66 tok/s
TTFT
33.99s

Winner by Category

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

Pricing Comparison

MetricCommand-R+ (Apr '24)Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max 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 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort)$4.50

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Command-R+ (Apr '24)
Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort)
66 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Command-R+ (Apr '24)
Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort)
33.99s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
8.351.7
Coding Index
50.9
Math Index
GPQA Diamond
32.3%87.5%
MMLU-Pro
43.2%
LiveCodeBench
12.2%
AIME 2025
MATH-500
27.9%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.5%30.0%
SciCode
11.8%46.8%
IFBench
56.6%
TerminalBench
53.0%
Command-R+ (Apr '24)3 wins
7 winsClaude Sonnet 4.6 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Command-R+ (Apr '24) or Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max 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 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max 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 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) generates tokens faster at 66 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. Command-R+ (Apr '24) also has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 33.99s).

When should I use Command-R+ (Apr '24) vs Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort)?

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