Command R+
Command R+ is worth evaluating for rag, long context, and classification when its provider route and context window match the workload.
Use it for
- Teams evaluating rag, long context, and classification
- Workloads that can use a 128k context window
- Buyers comparing 4 tracked provider routes
Do not use it for
- Vision or document-understanding workloads
- Family
- Command R
- Released
- 2024-04-04
- Context
- 128k
- Parameters
- 104B*
- Architecture
- Decoder Only
- Knowledge cutoff
- 2023-02
- Specialization
- general
- Training
- finetuned
Cheapest of 6 routes · Cohere API
About
Command R+ is a powerful large language model from Cohere, tailored for robust enterprise applications. It features an architecturally impressive 104 billion parameters and a 128k-token context window, allowing it to adeptly manage complex tasks and long dialogue sessions. Its cutting-edge capabilities include retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) with inline citations, multilingual functionality supporting ten major languages, and multi-step tool usage to automate complex workflows. The model is suited for diverse business operations such as financial analysis, customer support, and content creation, and can be accessed via Cohere's API or through platforms like Microsoft Azure and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. Its deployment is subject to a non-commercial license, though exceptions can be considered.
Command R+ is a model in the Command R family. The structured metadata tracks a 128k-token context window and structured outputs. This page tracks provider routes through Cohere API, AWS Bedrock, Microsoft Foundry, and 3 more, with the cheapest tracked route listed at $2.5 input and $10 output per 1M tokens. Headline tracked benchmarks include Massive Multitask Language Understanding 79.3 and Chatbot Arena 1210.0.
Top use-case fit
RAG
Included by capability and metadata signals in the decision map.
Long context
Included by capability and metadata signals in the decision map.
Classification
Q/$ D1 relevant benchmark in the decision map.
Provider price ladder
Compare all 6Compare API pricing across 4 providers for input and output tokens, batch, and cached reads when available.
| Provider | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Route |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cohere API | $2.50 | $10.00 | Serverless |
| OpenRouter | $2.50 | $10.00 | Serverless |
| AWS Bedrock | $3.00 | $15.00 | Serverless |
| Microsoft Foundry | $3.00 | $15.00 | Serverless |
Capabilities
Benchmark peer barsfor Classification
Benchmark scores(2)
| Benchmark | Score | Version | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massive Multitask Language Understanding | 79.3 | 5-shot | https://huggingface.co/spaces/open-llm-leaderboard/open_llm_leaderboard |
| Chatbot Arena | 1210.0 | — | https://lmarena.ai |
Migration checks
No linked migration route is available for this model yet.