DeepSeek V3 is 1.4× cheaper per million tokens (blended). Command A+ has the larger context window (192,000 vs 128,000 tokens, 1.5×). DeepSeek V3 is open-weights; the other is not.
Command A+ vs DeepSeek V3
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Command A+
Cohere · cohere__command-a-plus
DeepSeek V3open
DeepSeek · deepseek__deepseek-chat
Identity
| Field | cohere__command-a-plus | deepseek__deepseek-chat |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Cohere | DeepSeek |
| Slug | cohere__command-a-plus | deepseek__deepseek-chat |
| Status | live | live |
| Open weights | No | Yes |
| License | — | — |
| HuggingFace | — | deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3 |
Quality
| Field | cohere__command-a-plus | deepseek__deepseek-chat |
|---|---|---|
| Quality index (0–100) | — | — |
Cost
| Field | cohere__command-a-plus | deepseek__deepseek-chat |
|---|---|---|
| Input $ / 1M tokens | $0.30 | $0.26 |
| Cached input $ / 1M | $0.15 | — |
| Output $ / 1M tokens | $1.50 | $1.03 |
Context
| Field | cohere__command-a-plus | deepseek__deepseek-chat |
|---|---|---|
| Max context tokens | 192,000 | 128,000 |
| Max output tokens | 64,000 | 16,000 |
Modalities
| Field | cohere__command-a-plus | deepseek__deepseek-chat |
|---|---|---|
| Input | text, image | text |
| Output | text | text |