Command R+ vs Llama 3.1 405B

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, capabilities, benchmarks, and use case fit.

C

Command R+

Cohere

Overall 77

standard

M

Llama 3.1 405B

Meta

Overall 74

slow

Capability radar

Normalized coding, reasoning, writing, vision, context, and value

Command R+Llama 3.1 405B

Comparison of Command R+ vs Llama 3.1 405B
Metric	Command R+	Llama 3.1 405B
Input Price / 1M	$2.50	$0.35
Output Price / 1M	$10.00	$0.70
Combined Price / 1M	$12.50	$1.05
Context Window	128,000	128,000
Coding Score	82	85
Reasoning Score	84	86
Vision Score	55	40
Audio	No	No
Streaming	Yes	Yes
Function Calling	Yes	Yes
Latency Tier	standard	slow
Release Date	4/4/2024	7/23/2024

Command R+ — Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths

Excellent RAG
Citation grounding
Enterprise focus

Weaknesses

No vision
Higher output cost

Llama 3.1 405B — Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths

Open 405B weights
Strong reasoning

Weaknesses

High inference cost
No multimodal

Use Case Verdicts

Coding

Llama 3.1 405B scores 85 vs 82 on coding benchmarks.

General Chat

Command R+ leads on writing quality (86 vs 83).

Long Context

Command R+ offers 128K tokens vs 128K.

Cost Efficiency

Llama 3.1 405B is cheaper at $1.05/M combined vs $12.50/M.

Enterprise Use

Llama 3.1 405B combines strong reasoning, tooling, and context for enterprise workloads.

Agent Workflows

Llama 3.1 405B is better suited for agentic workflows with tool use and coding capability.