Command R+ vs Llama 3.3 70B

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

C

Command R+

Cohere

Overall 77

standard

M

Llama 3.3 70B

Meta

Overall 73

standard

Capability radar

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

Command R+Llama 3.3 70B

Comparison of Command R+ vs Llama 3.3 70B
Metric	Command R+	Llama 3.3 70B
Input Price / 1M	$2.50	$0.23
Output Price / 1M	$10.00	$0.40
Combined Price / 1M	$12.50	$0.63
Context Window	128,000	128,000
Coding Score	82	84
Reasoning Score	84	82
Vision Score	55	45
Audio	No	No
Streaming	Yes	Yes
Function Calling	Yes	Yes
Latency Tier	standard	standard
Release Date	4/4/2024	12/6/2024

Command R+ — Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths

Excellent RAG
Citation grounding
Enterprise focus

Weaknesses

No vision
Higher output cost

Llama 3.3 70B — Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths

Open weights
Low hosting cost
Strong coding

Weaknesses

No native vision
Self-hosting required

Use Case Verdicts

Coding

Llama 3.3 70B scores 84 vs 82 on coding benchmarks.

General Chat

Command R+ leads on writing quality (86 vs 80).

Long Context

Command R+ offers 128K tokens vs 128K.

Cost Efficiency

Llama 3.3 70B is cheaper at $0.63/M combined vs $12.50/M.

Enterprise Use

Command R+ combines strong reasoning, tooling, and context for enterprise workloads.

Agent Workflows

Llama 3.3 70B is better suited for agentic workflows with tool use and coding capability.