Compare/GPT-5.1 (Non-reasoning) vs Command A

GPT-5.1 (Non-reasoning)vsCommand A

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

OpenAI

GPT-5.1 (Non-reasoning)

Input
$1.25/M
Output
$10/M
Speed
77 tok/s
TTFT
0.73s
Cohere

Command A

Input
$2.5/M
Output
$10/M
Speed
47 tok/s
TTFT
0.47s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
GPT-5.1 (Non-reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
GPT-5.1 (Non-reasoning)
Lower Latency
Command A
Benchmarks (11-1)
GPT-5.1 (Non-reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricGPT-5.1 (Non-reasoning)Command A
Input ($/M tokens)$1.25$2.5
Output ($/M tokens)$10$10
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
GPT-5.1 (Non-reasoning)$2.25
Command A$3.50

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
GPT-5.1 (Non-reasoning)
77 tok/s
Command A
47 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
GPT-5.1 (Non-reasoning)
0.73s
Command A
0.47s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
27.413.5
Coding Index
27.39.9
Math Index
38.013.0
GPQA Diamond
64.3%52.7%
MMLU-Pro
80.1%71.2%
LiveCodeBench
49.4%28.7%
AIME 2025
38.0%13.0%
MATH-500
81.9%
Humanity's Last Exam
5.2%4.6%
SciCode
36.5%28.1%
IFBench
43.2%36.5%
TerminalBench
22.7%0.8%
GPT-5.1 (Non-reasoning)11 wins
1 winsCommand A

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, GPT-5.1 (Non-reasoning) or Command A?

GPT-5.1 (Non-reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $3.44/M tokens vs $4.38/M for Command A.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

GPT-5.1 (Non-reasoning) wins 11 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 1 for Command A. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

GPT-5.1 (Non-reasoning) generates tokens faster at 77 tok/s vs 47 tok/s. However, Command A has lower time-to-first-token (0.47s vs 0.73s).

When should I use GPT-5.1 (Non-reasoning) vs Command A?

Choose based on your priorities: GPT-5.1 (Non-reasoning) for lower cost, GPT-5.1 (Non-reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and GPT-5.1 (Non-reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.