Command A Plus vs GPT-5.3 Chat vs Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning)
Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) comes out ahead, 52 to 35 and 28 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.
CohereCommand A Plus
35/100- ECI—
- Price$2.50 / $10.00
- Context128K
OpenAIGPT-5.3 Chat
28/100- ECI—
- Price$1.75 / $14.00
- Context128K
- Our pick
xAIGrok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning)
52/100- ECI—
- Price$1.25 / $2.50
- Context1M
Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) is our pick
Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) is the better all-round choice, scoring 52/100 against Command A Plus (35) and GPT-5.3 Chat (28). It leads on price 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 priceGrok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning)Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) $1.56 · Command A Plus $4.38 · GPT-5.3 Chat $4.81 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextGrok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning)Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) 1,000,000 · Command A Plus 128,000 · GPT-5.3 Chat 128,000 tokens
- Widest inputsGrok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning)Command A Plus: Text, Images · GPT-5.3 Chat: Text, Images · Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning): Text, Images, PDFs
- Self-hostingCommand A PlusPublishes downloadable weights
| Measure | Weight | Command A Plus | GPT-5.3 Chat | Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 19 | 17 | 39 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 70 | 50 | 70 |
| Context window | 20% | 24 | 24 | 60 |
| Overall | 100% | 35/100 | 28/100 | 52/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | Command A PlusCohere | GPT-5.3 ChatOpenAI | Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning)xAI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $2.50 | $1.75 | $1.25 (best) |
| Output | $10.00 | $14.00 | $2.50 (best) |
| Cached input | — | — | $0.20 |
| Blended (3:1) | $4.38 | $4.81 | $1.56 (best) |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Over 200K: $2.50 / $5.00 |
| Price source | Official Cohere API | Median of 4 providers | Official xAI API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 128,000 tokens | 128,000 tokens | 1,000,000 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 64,000 tokens (best) | 16,384 tokens | 30,000 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| PDFs | No | No | Yes |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | No | No | No |
| Reasoning | Yes | No | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes | No | Yes |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Open | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| API model ID | command-a-plus-05-2026 | — | grok-4.20-0309-non-reasoning |
| API providers | 3 | 4 | 13 (best) |
| Released | May 20, 2026 | Mar 3, 2026 | Mar 9, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Apr 1, 2025 | Aug 31, 2025 | — |
What would a month cost?
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- Command A Plus$45.00
- GPT-5.3 Chat$45.50
- Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning)$17.50
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Command A Plus, GPT-5.3 Chat or Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning)?
Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) is the better all-round choice, scoring 52/100 against Command A Plus (35) and GPT-5.3 Chat (28). It leads on price 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, GPT-5.3 Chat or Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning)?
Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) is cheaper at $1.25 input / $2.50 output per million tokens (official xAI API price). Command A Plus costs $2.50 input / $10.00 output per million tokens (official Cohere API price); GPT-5.3 Chat costs $1.75 input / $14.00 output per million tokens (median across 4 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $1.56 per million tokens for Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) versus $4.38 for Command A Plus (2.8× as much) and $4.81 for GPT-5.3 Chat (3.1× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Command A Plus has not been scored yet, GPT-5.3 Chat has not been scored yet and Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Command A Plus, GPT-5.3 Chat and Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. All three support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) has the largest context window at 1,000,000 tokens, against 128,000 for Command A Plus and 128,000 for GPT-5.3 Chat. Maximum output per response: Command A Plus up to 64,000, GPT-5.3 Chat up to 16,384, Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) up to 30,000 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Command A Plus accepts text and images; GPT-5.3 Chat accepts text and images; Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) accepts text, images and PDFs. Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Command A Plus publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; GPT-5.3 Chat and Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Command A Plus is the newest, released May 20, 2026. Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) came out Mar 9, 2026; GPT-5.3 Chat came out Mar 3, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: Command A Plus Apr 1, 2025, GPT-5.3 Chat Aug 31, 2025.
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 Nov 2, 2026.
