Command-R+ (Apr ’24)
Analysis Summary
Cohere's Command-R+ was an enterprise-focused upgrade at launch, improving slightly on reasoning and coding over Command-R, but its benchmarks remain low by current standards. Pricing is higher than many newer, more capable alternatives.
It suits retrieval-augmented generation, structured business queries, or moderate-complexity assistant tasks, but lacks the reasoning depth for coding-heavy or agentic workflows.
Given the price-to-capability ratio, most businesses would get better value moving to a more recent model in Cohere's lineup or a competing provider.
Assessed July 29, 2026
Editorial notes
Command-R+ (Apr '24) offers modest improvements over its predecessor but remains far behind current reasoning and coding benchmarks at a relatively high price point.
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DFO Verdict
Command-R+ (Apr '24) offers modest improvements over its predecessor but remains far behind current reasoning and coding benchmarks at a relatively high price point.
Benchmark scores
Magenta = intelligence · Ink = technical/agentic · Cyan = content & long-context · Grey = community benchmarks. Data: Artificial Analysis, Hugging Face.
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How Command-R+ (Apr ’24) compares
Command-R+ (Apr ’24) ranks #368 of 401 AI models we track for overall intelligence. At $3.00 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 11% of comparable models.
Dark bar = input · light bar = output, scaled to the priciest peer.
1M tokens ≈ 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.
Strongest on value. The pulled-in technical corner is the trade-off, and if the shape matters more than the price, this is your model.
Compare shapes side-by-side →Pricing
| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $3.00 | $0.003000 |
| Output | $15.00 | $0.015000 |
What would Command-R+ (Apr ’24) cost your business?
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A website chatbot handling around 100 customer conversations a day, a few short messages each.
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Talk to our teamFrequently asked questions about Command-R+ (Apr ’24)
How much does Command-R+ (Apr ’24) cost?
Command-R+ (Apr ’24) costs $3.00 per million input tokens and $15.00 per million output tokens.
Who created Command-R+ (Apr ’24)?
Command-R+ (Apr ’24) is developed by Cohere and was released on April 4, 2024.
