Command R vs Llama 3.1 405B

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

C

Command R

Cohere

Overall 69

fast

M

Llama 3.1 405B

Meta

Overall 74

slow

Capability radar

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

Command RLlama 3.1 405B

Comparison of Command R vs Llama 3.1 405B
Metric	Command R	Llama 3.1 405B
Input Price / 1M	$0.15	$0.35
Output Price / 1M	$0.60	$0.70
Combined Price / 1M	$0.75	$1.05
Context Window	128,000	128,000
Coding Score	76	85
Reasoning Score	78	86
Vision Score	40	40
Audio	No	No
Streaming	Yes	Yes
Function Calling	Yes	Yes
Latency Tier	fast	slow
Release Date	3/11/2024	7/23/2024

Command R — Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths

Low cost RAG
Good grounding

Weaknesses

Limited reasoning depth
No multimodal

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 76 on coding benchmarks.

General Chat

Llama 3.1 405B leads on writing quality (83 vs 80).

Long Context

Command R offers 128K tokens vs 128K.

Cost Efficiency

Command R is cheaper at $0.75/M combined vs $1.05/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.