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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Command A Plus vs Command A Translate

Command A Plus comes out ahead, 35 to 17 on our weighted score.

  1. Our pick

    Cohere

    Command A Plus

    Released May 20, 2026

    35/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$2.50 / $10.00
    • Context128K
    Full specs Remove Command A Plus

  2. Cohere

    Command A Translate

    Released Aug 28, 2025

    17/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$2.50 / $10.00
    • Context8K
    Full specs Remove Command A Translate

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01 — Verdict

Command A Plus is our pick

Command A Plus is the better all-round choice, scoring 35/100 against Command A Translate (17). It leads on inputs & features and context window. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

  • CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
  • Lowest priceSame priceCommand A Plus $4.38 · Command A Translate $4.38 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextCommand A PlusCommand A Plus 128,000 · Command A Translate 8,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsCommand A PlusCommand A Plus: Text, Images · Command A Translate: Text
  • Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
How the score is built
MeasureWeightCommand A PlusCommand A Translate
Price50%1919
Inputs & features30%7025
Context window20%240
Overall100%35/10017/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

Command A Plus vs Command A Translate specifications side by side
SpecificationCommand A PlusCohereCommand A TranslateCohere
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$2.50$2.50
Output$10.00$10.00
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$4.38$4.38
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceOfficial Cohere APIOfficial Cohere API
Limits
Context window128,000 tokens (best)8,000 tokens
Max output64,000 tokens (best)8,000 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesYesNo
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningYesNo
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputYesNo
Availability
WeightsOpenOpen
API model IDcommand-a-plus-05-2026command-a-translate-08-2025
API providers11
ReleasedMay 20, 2026Aug 28, 2025
Knowledge cutoffApr 1, 2025Jun 1, 2024
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.

  • Command A Plus$45.00
  • Command A Translate$45.00
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Command A Plus or Command A Translate?

Command A Plus is the better all-round choice, scoring 35/100 against Command A Translate (17). It leads on inputs & features and context window. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

Which is cheaper, Command A Plus or Command A Translate?

Command A Plus and Command A Translate cost the same: $2.50 input / $10.00 output per million tokens.

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Command A Plus has not been scored yet and Command A Translate has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Command A Plus and Command A Translate yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Command A Plus has the largest context window at 128,000 tokens, against 8,000 for Command A Translate. Maximum output per response: Command A Plus up to 64,000, Command A Translate up to 8,000 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Command A Plus accepts text and images; Command A Translate accepts text. Command A Plus handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Yes, both publish their weights, so you can self-host them.

Which is newer?

Command A Plus is the newest, released May 20, 2026. Command A Translate came out Aug 28, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Command A Plus Apr 1, 2025, Command A Translate Jun 1, 2024.

How do you decide the winner?

Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.

05 — Keep comparing

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