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

GPT-3.5 TurbovsCommand-R (Mar '24)

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

OpenAI

GPT-3.5 Turbo

Input
$0.5/M
Output
$1.5/M
Speed
96 tok/s
TTFT
0.53s
Cohere

Command-R (Mar '24)

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

Winner by Category

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

Pricing Comparison

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

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
GPT-3.5 Turbo
96 tok/s
Command-R (Mar '24)
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
GPT-3.5 Turbo
0.53s
Command-R (Mar '24)

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
9.07.4
Coding Index
10.7
Math Index
GPQA Diamond
29.7%28.4%
MMLU-Pro
46.2%33.8%
LiveCodeBench
4.8%
AIME 2025
MATH-500
44.1%16.4%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.8%
SciCode
6.3%
IFBench
TerminalBench
GPT-3.5 Turbo5 wins
3 winsCommand-R (Mar '24)

Frequently Asked Questions

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

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 96 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. However, Command-R (Mar '24) has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 0.53s).

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

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.