Model comparison
Grok Build 0.1 vs Cohere Command A
Compare Grok Build 0.1 vs Cohere Command A API pricing: input/output token costs, cache pricing, context windows, workload estimates, and routing fit.
Grok Build 0.1
xai · grok-build-0.1
- Input
- $1
- Output
- $2
- Context
- 256K
Cohere Command A
cohere_chat · command-a-03-2025
- Input
- $2.5
- Output
- $10
- Context
- 256K
Quick take
Grok Build 0.1 has the lower input price at $1 per 1M input tokens. Grok Build 0.1 is cheaper for the example blended workload below. Grok Build 0.1 has the larger context window at 256K tokens.
Choose Grok Build 0.1 if...
- Grok Build 0.1 is the better default for cost-sensitive traffic and repeated high-volume calls.
- Grok Build 0.1 is stronger when the same large prompt or document is reused because it supports prompt caching.
- Grok Build 0.1 is required if images, screenshots, or visual documents are part of the workflow.
Choose Cohere Command A if...
- Cohere Command A gives more room for long generated answers, reports, or code output.
Example workload cost
Estimates use input tokens plus 20% output tokens. They exclude provider discounts, cache hits, and tool/search surcharges.
| Workload | Grok Build 0.1 | Cohere Command A | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1M input + 200K output | $1.40 | $4.50 | Grok Build 0.1 |
| 10M input + 2M output | $14.00 | $45.00 | Grok Build 0.1 |
| 100M input + 20M output | $140.00 | $450.00 | Grok Build 0.1 |
Context, output, and capability fit
Grok Build 0.1 provides the larger context window. Check max output separately when the task needs long reports, code generation, or full-document rewrites.
- Grok Build 0.1 max output
- n/a
- Cohere Command A max output
- 8K
- Grok Build 0.1 features
- prompt caching, function calling, vision
- Cohere Command A features
- function calling
Risk notes for Grok Build 0.1
- No major capability risk is flagged in this snapshot, but provider pages should still be verified before production routing.
Risk notes for Cohere Command A
- No prompt caching in this snapshot: repeated long-context calls may be more expensive.
Routing tags
budgetcodingreasoningagentslong-contextmultimodalcache-friendlyragenterprise-rag