Compare/Command-R+ (Apr '24) vs GPT-4o (May '24)

Command-R+ (Apr '24)vsGPT-4o (May '24)

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

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Command-R+ (Apr '24)

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

GPT-4o (May '24)

Input
$5/M
Output
$15/M
Speed
100 tok/s
TTFT
0.62s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Command-R+ (Apr '24)
Faster (tok/s)
GPT-4o (May '24)
Lower Latency
Command-R+ (Apr '24)
Benchmarks (1-7)
GPT-4o (May '24)

Pricing Comparison

MetricCommand-R+ (Apr '24)GPT-4o (May '24)
Input ($/M tokens)$3$5
Output ($/M tokens)$15$15
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Command-R+ (Apr '24)$4.50
GPT-4o (May '24)$6.50

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Command-R+ (Apr '24)
GPT-4o (May '24)
100 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Command-R+ (Apr '24)
GPT-4o (May '24)
0.62s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
3.08.6
Coding Index
24.2
Math Index
GPQA Diamond
32.3%52.6%
MMLU-Pro
43.2%74.0%
LiveCodeBench
12.2%33.4%
AIME 2025
MATH-500
27.9%79.1%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.5%2.8%
SciCode
11.8%30.9%
IFBench
TerminalBench
Command-R+ (Apr '24)1 wins
7 winsGPT-4o (May '24)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Command-R+ (Apr '24) or GPT-4o (May '24)?

Command-R+ (Apr '24) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $6.00/M tokens vs $7.50/M for GPT-4o (May '24).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

GPT-4o (May '24) wins 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 1 for Command-R+ (Apr '24). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

GPT-4o (May '24) generates tokens faster at 100 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. Command-R+ (Apr '24) also has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 0.62s).

When should I use Command-R+ (Apr '24) vs GPT-4o (May '24)?

Choose based on your priorities: Command-R+ (Apr '24) for lower cost, GPT-4o (May '24) for stronger benchmark performance, and GPT-4o (May '24) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.