R1 is 3.9× cheaper per million tokens (blended). Command A has the larger context window (256,000 vs 64,000 tokens, 4.0×).
Command A vs R1
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Command Aopen
Cohere · cohere__command-a
R1open
DeepSeek · deepseek__deepseek-r1
Identity
| Field | cohere__command-a | deepseek__deepseek-r1 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Cohere | DeepSeek |
| Slug | cohere__command-a | deepseek__deepseek-r1 |
| Status | live | live |
| Open weights | Yes | Yes |
| License | — | — |
| HuggingFace | CohereForAI/c4ai-command-a-03-2025 | deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1 |
Quality
| Field | cohere__command-a | deepseek__deepseek-r1 |
|---|---|---|
| Quality index (0–100) | — | — |
Cost
| Field | cohere__command-a | deepseek__deepseek-r1 |
|---|---|---|
| Input $ / 1M tokens | $2.50 | $0.70 |
| Cached input $ / 1M | — | — |
| Output $ / 1M tokens | $10.00 | $2.50 |
Context
| Field | cohere__command-a | deepseek__deepseek-r1 |
|---|---|---|
| Max context tokens | 256,000 | 64,000 |
| Max output tokens | 8,192 | 16,000 |
Modalities
| Field | cohere__command-a | deepseek__deepseek-r1 |
|---|---|---|
| Input | text | text |
| Output | text | text |