Model comparison
Cohere Command A vs Cohere Command R7B
Compare Cohere Command A vs Cohere Command R7B API pricing: input/output token costs, cache pricing, context windows, workload estimates, and routing fit.
Cohere Command A
cohere_chat · command-a-03-2025
- Input
- $2.5
- Output
- $10
- Context
- 256K
Cohere Command R7B
cohere_chat · command-r7b-12-2024
- Input
- $0.037
- Output
- $0.15
- Context
- 128K
Quick take
Cohere Command R7B has the lower input price at $0.037 per 1M input tokens. Cohere Command R7B is cheaper for the example blended workload below. Cohere Command A has the larger context window at 256K tokens.
Choose Cohere Command A if...
- Cohere Command A is safer for long documents, repository analysis, and RAG prompts because it has the larger context window.
- Cohere Command A gives more room for long generated answers, reports, or code output.
Choose Cohere Command R7B if...
- Cohere Command R7B is the better default for cost-sensitive traffic and repeated high-volume calls.
Example workload cost
Estimates use input tokens plus 20% output tokens. They exclude provider discounts, cache hits, and tool/search surcharges.
| Workload | Cohere Command A | Cohere Command R7B | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1M input + 200K output | $4.50 | $0.07 | Cohere Command R7B |
| 10M input + 2M output | $45.00 | $0.68 | Cohere Command R7B |
| 100M input + 20M output | $450.00 | $6.75 | Cohere Command R7B |
Context, output, and capability fit
Cohere Command A provides the larger context window. Check max output separately when the task needs long reports, code generation, or full-document rewrites.
- Cohere Command A max output
- 8K
- Cohere Command R7B max output
- 4.1K
- Cohere Command A features
- function calling
- Cohere Command R7B features
- function calling
Risk notes for Cohere Command A
- No prompt caching in this snapshot: repeated long-context calls may be more expensive.
Risk notes for Cohere Command R7B
- Smaller context window: long PDFs, codebases, or RAG prompts may need chunking.
- No prompt caching in this snapshot: repeated long-context calls may be more expensive.
Routing tags
enterprise-ragraglong-contextagentsbudgethigh-volume